The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

Therefore, being so clear-headed, they never considered the possibility of being attacked.

"Barbarians!" Xuan Ling gripped the sword at his waist with disgust, wishing he could chop them all down.

"The list is here." Lu Qianwei's crew member handed a data panel to the foreman for review.

The other party glanced at it briefly and nodded in satisfaction.

"I already know about what happened from the boss. The supplies you provided this time are quite plentiful."

The Heavenly Palace will assist you in locating survivors.

“That’s not enough.” Lu Qianwei shook his head. “I need to see Yuri. There are some things I need to discuss with him.”

Upon hearing this, the leader's face darkened: "Sir, you should know the rules here."

Our boss won't see anyone.

"Heh, not showing up is just because they're afraid of dying." Lu Qianwei sneered, walking up to the leader with a chilling and oppressive aura.

A chilling aura of authority instantly turned the junior leader's furious face pale.

Before the apocalypse, he was just a street thug who was lucky enough to get a 7-day trip to the moon, which allowed him to avoid the crisis on Earth.

Facing someone like Lu Qianwei, who has long held a high position, I deeply felt what pressure is.

Lu Qianwei looked at the petty boss, who couldn't even hold a gun properly, with disdain, and didn't bother to make things difficult for him any further.

"Contact your boss. Lu Qianwei, the manager of my fortress, wants to meet him in person!"

"Good, good!" The leader nodded repeatedly. No wonder the other party gave off a sense of oppression; it turned out he was also a local boss.

The news quickly reached Yuri's ears. After confirming through CCTV footage that it was indeed Lu Qianwei, he decided to meet with him.

They didn't believe any ruler would risk their own life.

However, just in case, he did not intend to meet the other party in any secret space or formal setting.

Instead, they chose a restaurant that had been converted into a bar.

As soon as Lu Qianwei and Xuan Ling entered, the deafening music, along with the shouts and gunshots of a large group of people, made the atmosphere even more chaotic.

This group of people actually used the live satellite broadcast of the survivors' ordeal to place bets.

"Hehe, I wonder what big business deal you've come up here to discuss with me, Mr. Lu?" Yuri asked, sitting at the noisy bar.

“There is business, of course, but do you think this place is suitable?” Lu Qianwei pointed to the noisy surroundings.

He came up in person for two reasons: first, to dispel the other party's wariness; and second, naturally, to lure him to another world through the time portal.

Through an inspection by several undercover agents on the ship, they learned that Tiangong's self-destruction was based on strict limitations.

If Yuri goes outside a certain range, his command will not be able to trigger the bomb.

As for the issue of viruses starting up on their own in the software, the previous generation of Tiangong administrators had already disrupted the self-sensing of the intelligent modules.

It can neither recognize "disappearing" signals nor has independent activation logic; otherwise, it wouldn't require a group of people to operate it manually.

Given Lu Qianwei's reckless behavior and his exposed spacetime abilities, Dong Mingxi sent Xuan Ling over to add an extra layer of security.

Her ability allows her to rewind and accelerate the time of a specific target for ten seconds.

It can be said to be quite extraordinary.

If Yuri shows any signs of that or any unusual behavior, Xuanling will reverse the time on his body.

After drinking a few glasses of wine and realizing that Lu Qianwei intended to repair those disabled space-based weapons, Yuri also felt that it was inappropriate to discuss matters here.

He didn't care whether the weapon could be repaired; what he wanted was how much profit he could gain in the process.

After all, these are the assets that determine whether he can live a carefree life after going to Mars.

Unfortunately, he no longer had the chance, while he was still calculating how to maximize his profits.

Lu Qianwei had already inadvertently touched the door frame he was about to enter.

Plans are often simple and unpretentious; the more meticulous they are, the easier they are to make mistakes.

When Yuri finally came to his senses and looked around in bewilderment at the completely transformed environment, the portal had already closed completely.

Meanwhile, Xuanling activated his unparalleled mode on the space station.

The soldiers on standby rushed into key areas the instant they received the order. Gunfire and explosions lasted only a few moments before they quickly took over the affairs of the space station.

The rest is up to the hackers and bomb disposal team to remove the virus and bomb from Tiangong.

Chapter 83 The Next World

"Tiangong's various base stations have successfully received the signal, and multiple key demolition points have been successfully dismantled..."

"Eighty percent of those scumbags lost their will to fight and surrendered, and are now waiting to be sent to labor camps."

After dealing with Yuri and replacing his dangerous prosthetic body, Lu Qianwei received this unusually smooth news as soon as he returned to the Dark Fortress.

"What's the status of those three space-based weapons?"

"We can't connect. The software is completely burned out. To reactivate it, we need to find a professional to repair the weapon," Xihe reported truthfully.

"What a pity~"

If the weapons can be restored to use, they will be able to strike the ground without any blind spots.

At that point, no matter if you're a monarch-level or over a thousand meters tall, a few saturation attacks will absolutely wipe you out without leaving a trace.

"Let's have someone retrieve the weapons first; leaving them floating around like this isn't a good thing."

"Yes!"

…………

Today is a happy day for the consortium, as they have unanimously agreed to restore the information network after internal discussions.

Anyone with a mobile phone or device can resume using the network and contacting people on the other side of the world as long as they pay the fees.

Of course, this is on the premise that the signal base station on the other side is still operational, and this does not include the people of the Aristocratic Alliance.

If they want to leave, they should leave quickly so that they can receive one less piece of meat; naturally, no one intends to inform them.

"Look! What's that in the sky?!"

A huge shadow loomed over, and with a gasp, countless eyes instinctively looked up.

Several massive fleets were seen using tractor beams to drag enormous, suffocating metal structures.

These components come in various shapes, including massive curved skeletons, heavy ring bases, and core sections filled with interfaces and pipelines.

To transport these behemoths, Jingxu installed arrays of anti-gravity generators of various sizes on each component.

They simply used a warship to pull a complete stargate with a diameter of 1.6 kilometers, which was fine in outer space.

Transporting them within Earth could easily cause problems for the limited number of warships available, and even the traction beam couldn't pull them.

It's just a pretty face anyway, so we'll do whatever's convenient for us.

As the fleet hovered at low altitude, the anti-gravity devices on the stargate module flashed.

The moment the traction beam disappeared, the stargate components began to move closer to each other in mid-air.

The massive metal structure slowly came together amidst the deep sounds of hydraulic and mechanical engagement, revealing intricate energy patterns.

"I'm going to the Star Gate!"

"A hidden bunker... wait, is the Alliance planning to open a warp portal nearby?!"

"Can they maintain such a huge portal? Where does this energy come from?!"

Those who witnessed this scene were both shocked and filled with anticipation.

I've only heard people from WaterWorld No. 2 describe the Time Gate as "nothing special" and "nothing special."

But there are plenty of people who haven't seen Starlight City and Dark Fortress in person.

Workers, mercenaries, shopkeepers, waiters... Amid exclamations and discussions, everyone stopped working and looked at the stargate gradually taking shape in the distance.

As the last core component was inserted into its designated position, a deep, resonant sound, as if from an ancient behemoth awakening, accompanied it.

The No. 1 stargate, with its base, landed steadily on one side of the bunker.

As the ring burst forth with dazzling light, the space at its center suddenly twisted and collapsed.

High-frequency blue pulses of light flashed wildly in the core like an electric current, outlining the shape of the door.

Immediately afterwards, brilliant silver-white energy, like liquid mercury, gushed out from the ring wall, forming a high-speed rotating spiral of light within the doorway, with countless fine energy arcs leaping and hissing on the surface of the huge metal structure.

Finally, all the light collapsed and condensed inward, transforming into a deep, stable, and enormous light curtain passage that seemed to be composed of liquid stars.

Those who witnessed the entire process inside Starlight City couldn't help but erupt in enthusiastic cheers.

"How about this stargate? Pretty futuristic, right?" Dong Mingxi asked Lu Qianwei with a smile.

"Very good!" Lu Qianwei nodded in satisfaction.

It's truly unexpected that the engineers at Jingxu even installed a holographic projection on the star gate.

"Once the defense array is deployed, the No. 1 stargate can be officially opened."

"Are you sure you want to open it up to everyone in the city?"

In Dong Mingxi's view, this approach was somewhat rash.

"We will proceed with the trip, but whether the paperwork for the time travel will be approved depends on their purpose for going there."

"Let's start by making a big promise, we need to give them something to look forward to and motivate them," Lu Qianwei explained, spreading his hands.

Thanks to the special effects added by the holographic projection, after the spacetime anchor point of the 13th floor was moved to the No. 1 stargate, no one else could see the situation on the other side of the world.

This undoubtedly adds a layer of mystery, or what is commonly known as 'high-class'!

Incidentally, the two sides of the time portal appear to be connected as one, but Elliott has repeatedly confirmed this over the past few months.

It acts like a sterilizing and disinfecting filter, preventing the possibility of viruses and microorganisms from invading from both sides.

The Raven arrived in the Zero Ling Cage world that afternoon after removing the wormhole module.

Lu Qianwei then had it driven to the territory of the Clan Alliance.

On the night the parliament ended, Lu Yue made a deal with the other side to hand over the territory.