Colonial Suit

The Sixth World...

That was the world that Blood瞳 had dreamed of since he was a child... a world completely free of hunger, cold, and pollution, where life was as comfortable as paradise...

It was... so close?

Staring at the golden card in front of him, Blood瞳's heart surged. It took him a while to calm down and put the card away.

“How do I get to the Sixth World?”

“You can take a flight from the spaceport, or use a shuttle. The nearest Sixth World planet... hmm... is Camille. Ninety-nine percent of the planet is covered by seawater, making it a great place for vacation.” Seemingly aware of Blood瞳's lack of common sense about mercenary life, the maid explained patiently.

“Camille?” Blood瞳 pondered for a moment. “Alright, I’ll go there. Book me a flight ticket and remind me when it’s time.”

“As you wish, Blood瞳-sama,” the maid said respectfully.

After that, Blood瞳 left the place and went to the branch's training facility for high-intensity training. The battle with Hector made him realize how fierce the competition among space mercenaries was. He had to seize every moment.

In the ten-times gravity room, Blood瞳 was drenched in sweat. He was currently undergoing the second stage of mercenary hand-to-hand combat reaction training. This part of the training required extremely high physical fitness and already fell within the scope of trainee mercenaries. He had to pass through a three-hundred-meter corridor in the shortest possible time while dealing with the constantly extending and retracting steel pillars around him. These steel pillars had great impact force and astonishing density. They attacked suddenly from the left and right walls, the floor under his feet, and even the ceiling above his head, making it impossible to defend against them. Even with Blood瞳's reaction speed, he was only able to rush through fifty meters before being hit by three steel pillars, sending his entire body flying. Clear bruises appeared on his body when he landed.

Intense pain came from the injured areas, but Blood瞳's expression didn't change at all. After a short rest, he charged into the steel pillar array again. This time, he changed his method of movement, adopting an S-shaped evasive route. He used his unique four-limbed posture to increase his flexibility. This time, he lasted a little longer, rushing out a hundred meters before being hit.

This time, Blood瞳 didn't try again immediately but rested for a while. Due to the ten-times gravity, his physical exertion was enormous, and his movements were very slow. This was completely different from usual. It should be noted that even an object weighing one hundred kilograms would become one thousand kilograms here, which is one ton! Being able to move freely in such an environment was itself an extreme test of physical strength and power.

After such a long period of implantation, Blood瞳's physical fitness was already quite astonishing. But even so, he found it difficult to accept the change of ten-times gravity. Moving in such an environment felt like being trapped in viscous glue, making him extremely uncomfortable.

However, Blood瞳's expression remained indifferent. He was like a tireless machine, constantly launching attacks on the array. If once wasn't enough, he tried twice; if twice wasn't enough, he tried four times. In just one hour, his body was covered in wounds, looking shocking.

“This guy is crazy, right?” someone asked in surprise on the corridor outside the gravity room. Because Blood瞳 had rented a low-level gravity room, it wasn't sealed. They could see the situation inside from the outside.

“Who knows? He’s failed thirty times in a row. Is he trying to die? If he continues like this, the impact force of those steel pillars alone will be enough to kill him. You know, those steel pillars have been strengthened to withstand ten-times gravity.”

“Damn, this is the first time I’ve seen someone so desperate, and he’s just a thrall. Doesn’t he know how to use gene serums? Training with just his body will kill him sooner or later.”

“Yeah, yeah, it’s rare to see such a fool who doesn’t use gene serums these days. He’s really too stupid.”

“Whose thrall is he?”

“Looking at the mark, it seems to be Lord Hensel’s…”

“...As expected, they’re all monsters... Let’s go quickly…”

People were talking about it, but Blood瞳 couldn't hear any of it. He had now put all his energy into training. Under the influence of ten-times gravity, his speed was getting slower and slower, but his reaction was getting higher and higher. His high concentration gave him the illusion that the whole world was darkening, turning black... with only the constantly extending and retracting steel pillars in his eyes...

Finally, in one impact, a constantly changing curve appeared in his eyes. With the help of this curve, Blood瞳's muscles contracted violently, and he rushed through the three-hundred-meter distance like lightning, punching the target at the end. At the same time, dozens of steel pillars hit his body from all directions, knocking him to the ground. Lying on the cold metal floor of the gravity room, Blood瞳 gasped violently, feeling a wave of fatigue and pain, but with the joy of victory in his eyes.

After washing up, Blood瞳 dried his hair and left the training center, just in time to see Jack greeting him.

“Master, the ticket to Camille is here. Shall we leave now?”

“Yes,” Blood瞳 nodded.

Arriving at the spaceport, the flight was already docked at berth 17. It was a streamlined space shuttle, all white, with a Milan flower pattern painted on it. The overall length was about one thousand meters, three times that of a shuttle. This was the most common means of transportation for space travel, with the advantages of speed and low price. The disadvantage, of course, was that it wasn't comfortable enough.

The space shuttle used high-level jump technology. Unlike ordinary jump technology, it jumped faster and safer, but it required corresponding positioning equipment at both the starting point and the ending point. It had limited applicability, but in terms of speed, it was at least ten times faster than a shuttle.

It took five hours to travel from the T6 mercenary branch to Camille. During this time, Blood瞳 rested well on the space shuttle. Because it was heading to the Sixth World, the internal facilities of the space shuttle were relatively complete, and it was also equipped with a holographic video. It was like an old-fashioned television, but the images were all generated by holographic technology, full of three-dimensionality.

At the moment, the holographic video was playing a promotional video of Camille. Under the azure sky, the blue seawater was as crystal clear as a gem. One after another, strange sea creatures jumped out of the water from time to time, scattering droplets of water in the sunlight.

This was a dreamlike place, completely different from the apocalyptic scene of X35. Blood瞳 couldn't help but be fascinated.

After a long time, Jack's voice came to his ears.

“Master, we are about to enter the atmosphere of Camille. Please fasten your seat belts and be careful of turbulence.”

“Huh? Understood.” Blood瞳 woke up and immediately fastened his seat belt. Immediately afterward, he felt a jolt under his feet, and the space shuttle flew downward in a head-down position.

Because the space shuttle had its own gravity system, the process wasn't uncomfortable. After only lasted less than five minutes, Blood瞳 heard a slight electrical sound around him, and all the windows opened at the same time.

“Wow!” A cry of surprise rang out in the cabin.

Below the space shuttle was a huge water ball. The endless sea was undulating, extremely spectacular. Like in the promotional video, countless strange sea creatures emerged from the water, jumping happily like water elves. Only a few islands were scattered sparsely in the sea throughout the planet.

However, the space shuttle's direction was devoid of any islands.

“Where are we going?” Blood瞳 couldn't help but wonder, asking in a low voice.

“Master, this is Camille, the most beautiful place in the T6 star field. I’ve finally arrived… I’ve finally seen her…” Jack seemed to be shocked by such beautiful scenery, a little incoherent. But fortunately, his professional qualities were extremely high, and he quickly reacted.

“Master, I haven’t been here before. But I heard that because 99% of Camille is ocean, the city isn’t built on land but directly on the seabed. It looks like we’re going to enter the sea.” Jack was trembling with excitement, speaking extremely fast.

Blood瞳 was stunned, a city built on the seabed, what would that be like?

Before he could figure it out, the space shuttle had already plunged into the sea with a scream. Blood瞳 only felt a jolt under his feet, and the entire cabin shook violently.

This was the shock wave caused by the space shuttle entering the water. It only lasted for a short while before it ended. Immediately afterward, the space shuttle traveled through the sea at an extremely fast speed. The streamlined appearance gave it extremely strong maneuverability, and it descended to a depth of one thousand meters in a short while. Blood瞳 only felt that the surrounding light was getting darker and darker, eventually becoming completely black.

But this darkness was just the prelude to the arrival of light. Soon, a little light flickered in the deep sea, becoming clearer and clearer, brighter and brighter.

“Look! Look there! The Crystal City!” A passenger jumped up suddenly and shouted loudly.

People looked in the direction he was shouting, and everyone was stunned...

In the pitch-black seabed, a completely transparent city appeared before their eyes. The entire city was built with a crystal-like substance, and countless dazzling lights flickered in the city, illuminating the entire city like a pearl in the deep sea. With Blood瞳's eyesight, he could even see the crowds walking in the city. Among them, there were many pointing at the space shuttle.

This... this was simply a dreamlike scene...

Even Blood瞳, who was always indifferent, couldn't help but stare in amazement at this moment. And Jack beside him was so excited that he almost cried.

The Sixth World... This was the Sixth World...

Sure enough... it was like a dream.

Blood瞳 opened his mouth slightly, but couldn't make any sound. In excitement, he forgot the hunger of the past, forgot the hardship of struggling for survival, and also forgot the disaster of X35. In his eyes, there was only this diamond-like city.

Crystal City!

But at this moment, a cry of surprise entered his eardrums.

“Wa… Wait! What is that?”

What? Blood瞳 was startled and turned back, immediately seeing a huge shadow appearing behind the space shuttle, approaching at a terrifying speed...