Chapter 150: Adjudicator’s Headquarters

The capital was actually just a general term; it was more accurate to call it a capital ring. That was because twenty-three habitable planets, as well as seven militarized planets, were all located in the Venal galaxy and made up what was known as the capital.

Earth was merely the only habitable planet in the Milky Way, while the Venal galaxy had a total of fifty-one planets, with twenty-nine of them being habitable. It was simply God’s gift to mankind.

Every single planet had its set of coordinates. Venal-17 was where the Alliance Congress, Alliance Parliament, and Supreme Court; in fact, most government agencies were based on this planet.

Venal-20 was the Alliance’s commercial hub, filled with pretty much the headquarters of all the heavyweight banks, securities firms, and financial companies.

Venal-36 was the main camp of the Alliance army, where the general staff center of operations, naval headquarters, equipment depot, and other military organizations were based.

It was said that mankind originated from the Venal galaxy many centuries ago. It was historically the place where the first humans had learned to stand on their two feet, use tools, and created their respective language.

Due to how long ago this was, there was no way to prove the validity of the theory, but no one could deny the prosperity of the Venal galaxy.

Xia Fei had yet to enter the capital ring, but he was already awestruck at the view that greeted him. Countless spaceships were on the other side of the porthole, and even further was a sea of battleships.

The Venal galaxy was under stringent ship restriction. Every foreign warship was not allowed into the capital ring, and these ships of varying sizes could only wait to be led into their berth at the edge of this galaxy, while those onboard the spaceships were only permitted entry through the Star Transit Company.

Somewhere far away from where Vampire was, a massive defensive fleet was slowly floating in the inky black space. A normal, combined fleet would comprise a single capital ship as well as twelve battleships, while this super fleet, which was in charge of protecting the capital, had two large carriers, twelve small carriers, and twelve Dreadnoughts. The battleships and ships smaller than that were all like ants, uncountable in the vast backdrop of darkness.

It was rumored that there eight such super fleets were stationed near the capital, which could very well be seen as a super defense force.

Xia Fei’s eyes did not stay on the fleet for long. He was anxiously waiting to enter the capital ring. The closer he got to Avril’s location, the more excited he felt.

‘I only hope nothing bad happened to her,’ thought Xia Fei as he lit a cigarette.

The Star Transit pilot led Vampire toward a planet beyond the galaxy especially used for docking ships. After paying the berthing fee, Xia Fei hurried to Star Transit’s visitor center and prepared to disembark in the capital ring.

After some miscellaneous procedure, Xia Fei was finally able to board a high-speed passenger spacecraft as he wanted, heading straight for his first destination: Venal-15. Before dropping by to see Avril, Xia Fei needed to visit the Adjudicator Union’s headquarters and deliver Qin Mang’s letter to someone named Thuram, then proceed to Venal-21 for the patent registration of his energy-shield booster, and finally go to Venal-24 to see Avril.

Xia Fei was very nervous about this seventy-two hours window he had, but it was a good thing that the passenger spacecraft of Star Transit was fairly efficient, shuttling people between the planets twenty-four seven, non-stop.

There would be a passenger spacecraft going off every five minutes, spending no more than an hour from planet to another, making it as convenient as riding a train, except the speed they were going between planets was much faster.

Just like the other planets in the galaxy, Venal-15 had its own coordinates as well, and this was where the headquarters of Adjudicator Union and Monastic Order was located. The headquarters of other warrior and mercenary organizations of varying sizes were also based there, and it could be said that this was the main camp of many independent forces in the Alliance, where tens of thousands of elite warriors gathered.

Walking off from the spaceport, Xia Fei could feel the difference in Venal-15 from the local conditions; the wide streets had elite warriors everywhere, each of them dressed in different organization uniforms. Shiny emblems shone on their chests as these men walked around, looking all heroic and upright.

Xia Fei got into a taxi to make his way the Adjudicator’s headquarters. The old taxi driver was very talkative, and upon hearing Xia Fei’s destination, he began praising the organization to high heavens, professing his admiration toward it and its contributions.

Xia Fei had plenty of things in his mind, so he did not really care for casual chatter, vaguely engaging in the conversation as they traveled.

The hovercar entered an underground tunnel and began speeding off at top speed. About thirty minutes later, the hovercar emerged from the tunnel and, in front of Xia Fei was a huge metropolis.

This metropolis was constructed on an island, with dozens of cross-sea highways connecting it from every direction. The clear, blue sea with its rolling waves made for a breathtaking view.

Opening the car door, Xia Fei stepped out and took a deep breath of the salty sea breeze, instantly feeling his senses come alive. The headquarters of the Adjudicator Union built here was rather delightful.

The headquarters of the Union was open to the public; as long as anyone was willing to pay the required fee of a million star coins for a tour. There were also additional surcharges if anyone wanted to gain entry into the various departments within.

“Even the headquarters could be turned into a tourist attraction for a fee; the commercialization of the Adjudicator Union has been bred in the bones to such a degree!” Phantom said excitedly beside Xia Fei. This was also his first time entering the Pan-Human Alliance capital ring, and his excitement was no less compared to Xia Fei’s.

Xia Fei smiled. “I, instead, find this to be very normal. How many of the warriors in the Union will be fighting for scraps if they don’t engage in commerce? Besides, doing it this way can create a sense of endearment toward the citiz