112: Chapter 112 Departure, Target Proxima Centauri

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.

A grand departure ceremony was being held at the Kyoto City Central Plaza.

The plaza was teeming with crowds; tickets for the event were distributed for free via a random draw after reservation.

Those who didn't get a reservation could only watch the full-scene 3D live broadcast within the star wars world at home.

There were two ways to attend the scene: one could come in person, or choose to have an Android represent them.

The Great Elder stood on the podium.

"Hello everyone, I am very happy to meet you all again."

"I won't waste time with pleasantries. The departure ceremony begins now! I invite the expedition personnel to be reviewed by the people!"

Thunderous applause erupted at the scene.

"For this expedition against the Proxima Centauri Lizardman Civilization, the Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force will be Su Fan, the Third Elder of Xia Country and the Chief Executive of Planet Mars."

The narrator took over from the Great Elder.

"The structure of this expeditionary force consists of a legion, combat brigades, combat regiments, and combat battalions."

"The Brigade Commander of the e-class spaceship Combat Brigade will be Zhao Jianguo, Commander of the Central Theater Command. The Brigade Commander of the E-Class Mecha Combat Brigade will be Xia Feifei, Legion Commander of the Mecha Legion."

"The Regiment Commander of the kunpeng no. 2 Logistics Regiment of the E-Class Mecha Combat Brigade is Zhang Jianhua; the Regiment Commander of the White Tiger 2 Assault Regiment is Zhang Yunfeng; and the Regiment Commander of the shadow rat no. 2 Reconnaissance Regiment is Shi Guangqian."

"The Regiment Commander of the predator mecha Assault Regiment is Bai Shaoqi; the Regiment Commander of the explorer mecha Reconnaissance Regiment is Fan Qingfeng; and the Regiment Commander of the guardian mecha Escort Regiment is Wang Shanchang."

The host continued the explanation.

"For this expedition to Proxima Centauri, a total of 50 kunpeng no. 2 spaceships, 100 White Tiger 2 spaceships, 50 shadow rat no. 2 spaceships, 100 predator mechas, 100 explorer mechas, and 100 guardian mechas have been dispatched."

"Each spaceship is equipped with 120 soldiers, and every ten spaceships form a spaceship battalion."

"Each mecha is assigned one Mecha Pilot, and every ten mechas form a mecha battalion."

"A total of 24,300 people are participating in this expedition to Proxima Centauri."

The host paused for a moment, affected by the excited expressions of the audience and the waves of applause.

She shouted in her most passionate voice:

"Next, let us welcome all the officers and soldiers of the Proxima Centauri Expeditionary Force with our warmest applause!"

Whoosh—

The enthusiastic applause and cheers seemed as if they would overturn the heavens and the earth!

"God Su, I love you!"

"God Su is awesome!"

"Go for it!"

"Xia Country is awesome! The Expeditionary Force is awesome!"

...

As the departure ceremony came to a close, Su Fan and the others embarked on their journey to Proxima Centauri.

The massive Tianyuan Mothership, carrying over 20,000 people, 200 spaceships, 300 mechas, and various equipment, surged out from the Blue Planet.

Target: Proxima Centauri System!

...

The Solar System, with a diameter of about one light-year, contains eight major planets, the Asteroid Belt, the Kuiper Belt, and the Oort Cloud.

According to their distance from the Sun, from nearest to farthest, they are: Mercury, Venus, Blue Planet, Mars, the Asteroid Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, the Kuiper Belt, and the Oort Cloud.

The Tianyuan Mothership maintained sub-light speed as it charged toward the edge of the Solar System.

Along the way, it passed Mars and the Asteroid Belt.

The large asteroids in the Asteroid Belt were now gone, having all been fed to Mars.

tianyuan continued its flight outward and soon arrived at the largest planet in the Solar System—Jupiter.

Jupiter is a gas giant, massive in size, equivalent to 1,321 Blue Planets.

This planet has a widely known iconic feature: the Great Red Spot.

The Great Red Spot is actually a storm cloud within Jupiter, but its scale is so vast that it could fit an entire Blue Planet inside!

In recent years, the Great Red Spot has been turning increasingly red.

Su Fan stood in the bridge, clearly observing the entirety of Jupiter through the exterior simulation.

Zhou Xiaoxiao and their son, Su Mingxia, stood right beside him.

Of course, they also appeared there in the form of Androids.

The reason he had them come was mainly to let them witness the real universe.

Especially for his son Su Mingxia, Su Fan intended to start cultivating him from a young age.

However, once they reached their destination and the war began, Su Fan would have Zhou Xiaoxiao immediately cut off their son's remote connection to the Android to prevent him from seeing scenes he shouldn't see.

Besides Su Fan, many high-level officials of Xia Country had also applied to place their Androids on the tianyuan.

In any case, the living quarters inside the tianyuan were like a small city; it could accommodate not just 20,000 people, but even over 200,000.

After a review by Su Fan and the Great Elder, some of these applicants were granted permission to board.

But there was a requirement: they were not allowed to participate in or watch the final war; they could only occasionally log into their Androids to see the cosmic scenery along the way.

"Son, do you want to know what's inside Jupiter?" Su Fan smiled and ruffled Su Mingxia's hair.

"Yes!" Su Mingxia's crisp, childish voice was full of anticipation.

"Since my son wants to see, then Daddy will take you to Jupiter to play!" Su Fan was all smiles.

"Thank you, Daddy!"

"Saying thank you without even a kiss?" Su Fan leaned his face in.

"No kiss, Daddy's stinky!"

"Uh..." Su Fan looked at Zhou Xiaoxiao, speechless.

"Giggle giggle... honk honk..." Zhou Xiaoxiao laughed so hard she trembled, her laughter sounding like a goose.

"Learning the bad things instead of the good!" Su Fan said helplessly, giving Su Mingxia's head a good rub.

Usually, Su Fan would joke around and ask Zhou Xiaoxiao for a kiss whenever he felt like it.

At first, the two were inseparable, and Zhou Xiaoxiao would obediently listen every time.

However, since Su Mingxia came along, Su Fan found that Zhou Xiaoxiao had changed.

His status in Zhou Xiaoxiao's eyes was actually inferior to Su Mingxia's!

Every time he asked for a kiss, though she would give him one, she would always look disgusted and say: "No kiss, no kiss, you're stinking to death!"

After hearing this phrase so often, Su Mingxia had picked it up.

"Give Daddy a kiss and Daddy will take you to see Big Jupiter, otherwise we won't go." Su Fan crouched down and brought his large face close to Su Mingxia's mouth.

Su Mingxia tilted his head and thought about it, then looked at the massive Jupiter displayed on the simulated exterior. Ultimately, he leaned forward and gave Su Fan's cheek a loud smack of a kiss.

After the kiss, he didn't forget to twist the knife: "Daddy really is stinky!"

Su Fan: "..."

"Hahahaha... you're killing me!" Zhou Xiaoxiao was bent over, laughing wildly.

"Keep laughing and I'll deal with you right here and now!" Su Fan said fiercely.

"Come on then, who's afraid of who!" Zhou Xiaoxiao provoked him.

Su Fan felt a bit intimidated. "Ahem... we're on a spaceship, the child is here."

"Then log off, your real body is at home anyway!" Zhou Xiaoxiao licked her rosy lips with her soft, nimble tongue.

"Ah! This..." Su Fan was a bit cowed. As the saying goes, only the ox gets exhausted, the field never gets worn out. Even with the Level 2 Gene Optimization Fluid injected, he might not be able to hold out!

"Daddy, Mommy, what does 'deal with you right here and now' mean?" Just then, Su Mingxia suddenly spoke up, his crisp voice full of curiosity.

Su Fan and Zhou Xiaoxiao looked at each other.

"Son, get ready, we're about to head to Jupiter! Let your mom find some time to answer that question later!" Su Fan hurriedly distracted his son and tossed the problem to Zhou Xiaoxiao.

Zhou Xiaoxiao gave Su Fan a charming, rolling-eyed look.

"Red Queen, control the tianyuan to enter Jupiter!"