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The dinner party at the top had been held many times.
Some were on the summit of the snow-covered mountains, some were on the seabed, some were in the big cities, some were in famous historical sites, and all sorts of places had been visited.
Xu Taiping was on a rocket for the first time.
This was also the first time Wu Xue sat down.
Rocket was something that was too directional, even for a person of the same level. Of course, if Xu Taiping wanted to touch it, he would be able to, but Xu Taiping had never thought to do so.
Xu Taiping and Wu Xue entered the shuttle together.
There were already a few astronauts in the shuttle.
Compared to a hundred years ago, it was extremely easy to go to outer space.
The safety of the space shuttle had greatly improved. The most recent accident happened 80 years ago, and many rich people who wanted to explore outer space would be willing to spend tens of millions of dollars to go to outer space. If that wasn't enough, then these rich people wouldn't dare to go.
"Mr. Xu, I'm the chief flight attendant. My name is Bob." An astronaut said to Xu Taiping.
"Hello!" Xu Taiping nodded.
"If you are ready now, we can start flying immediately." Bob said.
"What about the others? I mean the other diners. " Xu Taiping said.
"They're going to take the shuttle to Stark Station like you, but they're taking the shuttle somewhere else." Bob said.
"That's a huge amount of effort. We'll need to arrange for at least eight space shuttles, right?" Xu Taiping asked.
"I'm not sure either. I'm just in charge of this mission." Bob said.
"Thank you for your trouble!" Xu Taiping said.
"It's not hard. We often have to fly missions, and I've already flown three times this year. "Alright, since both of you are fine with it, please put on your spacesuits." Bob said.
Xu Taiping nodded and put on his spacesuit with Wu Xue.
The spacesuit was much lighter than it had been over a hundred years ago. It didn't make anyone feel bloated, especially with the helmet on his head. It was almost weightless.
After changing into their spacesuits, the two of them sat on the chairs and fastened their safety belts.
It could be seen that Wu Xue was very nervous.
If it were any normal person, they would be nervous. After all, this was not a plane trip, but a trip to outer space.
Xu Taiping wasn't nervous at all, he even felt that it was quite new.
With a brief countdown, the shuttle took off.
The shuttle was being sent into space by a rocket launcher. At first, the acceleration wasn't very fast. However, after a few seconds, the acceleration slowly picked up and Xu Taiping felt a strong force pressing down on him.
Fortunately, this little bit of gravity was nothing to Xu Taiping.
Xu Taiping glanced at Wu Xue beside him. Wu Xue's eyes were tightly shut, she was so nervous that she didn't dare to look forward.
As time passed, the shuttle became faster and faster, and the shuttle's vibrations became stronger and stronger. Wu Xue felt as if her entire chest was being pressed down by an elephant, making it hard for her to breathe.
At this moment, a hand grabbed Wu Xue's hand.
Despite being separated by the spacesuit, Wu Xue could still feel the heat coming from this hand.
Wu Xue opened her eyes and looked to the side, discovering Xu Taiping smiling at her.
For some reason, when Wu Xue saw the smile on Wu Xue's face, she immediately calmed down. Her breathing gradually became steady, and her body no longer trembled.
"Relax." Xu Taiping said.
Time passed slowly. Suddenly, Wu Xue felt her body lighten.
Wu Xue had never experienced such a feeling before. Even though her whole body automatically left the chair she was sitting on and was about to float up, her body was still locked on the chair due to the seat belt.
Wu Xue looked ahead in shock.
Ahead of her was an endless darkness.
"This is space." Bob's voice rang out.
"This is space?" Wu Xue asked in surprise, "Why is it so dark?"
"Because we can see things because of the reflection of light. And here, in space, there is no medium that can reflect light. However, you can see even more beautiful stars here, because there is no atmosphere blocking it." Bob said.
Wu Xue looked ahead with rapt attention. Sure enough, there was a little bit of starlight in the darkness ahead.
"Look at the window on the left, my friends." Bob said.
Wu Xue looked at the window on the left.
Outside the window, a pale blue star was quietly floating in the air.
"Earth?!" Wu Xue widened her eyes.
It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen in her life. It was a shocking scene. The massive Earth was right next to her. It was as if she was looking at everything from a divine perspective.
Xu Taiping also looked out the window.
To be honest, on Earth, Xu Taiping had seen it on television many times, but when he actually flew into outer space and saw that sphere, he was also shocked.
The sphere before his eyes was the Earth where humans lived. And everything he had achieved so far, he had no idea how many people lived on it, or how many animals and plants!
What creator of the world, what supreme being, what alliance of guardians. In Xu Taiping's eyes, they were nothing more than specks of dust on this ball. In his eyes, none of the specks of dust could be seen.
Xu Taiping suddenly understood something.
Earth was Earth, mankind would never be able to conquer or destroy it, that was just too childish. Humans on this planet were like cells in the human body, they were not even comparable to cells, humans were really too insignificant, no matter how powerful the weapon they created was, it was still nothing in front of this planet.
Xu Taiping suddenly wondered if a person could really jump out of this planet and look at it in the eyes of God.
At that time, perhaps a hundred years or more would have passed. After all, for a planet billions of years old, the entire history of mankind would have taken only a blink of an eye.
Next, we will go to the Stark space station, the Stark space station, which is a space station operated by Stark Group. The space station's size is the second largest among all the space stations, second only to the first China's Soaring Dragon space station. However, in terms of advanced level, the Stark space station is the most advanced space station in the world. Bob said as he piloted the shuttle.
"Is Dennis Duck up there?" Xu Taiping asked.
"Mr. Xu, how did you know Mr. Stark was here?" Bob asked in surprise. Dennis had arrived at the Stark space station a long time ago and hadn't returned yet, so many people knew about this, but they were all inside the space station. If the people inside didn't have permission, then there was no way for them to send the news back to Earth.
"The highest lifeforms want to steal his things, but they haven't received any news for so long. I think he's hiding in an absolutely safe place, and now that you mention it, I feel that there's no place safer than a space station." Xu Taiping said with a smile.
"So that's how it is... "Only a few people know about Mr. Stark at the space station. I hope Mr. Xu can keep this a secret." Bob said.
"Even if I don't keep it a secret, do you think it's possible for the highest lifeforms to come to the space station to find him?" Xu Taiping asked.
"That's true. To get to the space station, one must take a shuttle, and every Stark family shuttle must undergo a strict inspection before taking off. Once an intruder is found, the shuttle will detonate, even if the astronaut is captured." Bob said.
Xu Taiping smiled. This space station was indeed a good place to take refuge.
In the blink of an eye, the space shuttle had been flying for half an hour.
A huge space station appeared in front of Xu Taiping.
The space station was circular in shape and was still rotating.
The space shuttle flew to a point of access for the space station and was easily docked with the space station.
A hundred years ago, docking was a very difficult task, but now, under the control of the computer, docking was as easy as opening a door.
With a bang, the shuttle stopped.
"Remove the seat belts on your bodies, follow me!" "Let's go," Bob said, floating toward the entrance to the shuttle.
Xu Taiping and Wu Xue undid their seat belts and followed the driver to the entrance together.
"What a wonderful feeling." Wu Xue couldn't resist asking.
"This is the feeling of flying, but unfortunately, we humans cannot fly." Xu Taiping said.
"Alright, come with me!" Bob opened the door to the entrance and beckoned to Xu Taiping.
"You go in first." Xu Taiping gave Wu Xue a shove.
Wu Xue nodded and floated towards the door, then flew out. After that, Xu Taiping followed and flew out as well.
After the two of them flew out of the shuttle, Bob followed.
"Grab the armrest beside you and stand on the ground." Bob said.
They did as they were told, and Bob closed the open door of the warehouse and pressed a button to the side.
Sssii! *
A stream of air rushed in from the side, and in the next moment, gravity appeared on Xu Taiping and Wu Xue's bodies.
The two of them stood there steadily.
"Welcome to the Stark space station. "Now, you can take off your spacesuits!" Bob said with a smile.