Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station

The Ship Research Institute itself doesn’t require large-scale industrial facilities, but there is a need to produce prototypes and high-precision equipment.

The orbital industrial facilities built around a relatively small satellite can just meet the cost-saving needs while not excessively wasting industrial facilities.

And Chen Ming is also quite interested in such a mechanized satellite.

Of course, while interested, he still has other matters to attend to.

The shuttle boat continues to fly towards the satellite of the Spiritual Ability Research Institute.

After passing the review and approval of the Space Station.

Chen Ming was able to enter the atmosphere of the satellite and saw the planet belonging to the Spiritual Ability Research Institute.

He quickly noticed that the building distribution of this satellite was somewhat peculiar.

It’s not the typical urbanized layout seen on colonial planets, but more like a pastoral farm distribution style.

Basically, you have to fly quite a distance to see a few research buildings that are relatively close together.

He Gu explained: ”Because some psychic experiments could cause a massive spread of effects if things go wrong, the buildings on the planet are usually not densely arranged to prevent experiment accidents from affecting too many people.”

”The basic supplies for researchers in these places are ensured by unmanned transport ships, but those who come here mostly have their own experimental subjects to work on.”

”Most people still stay in other places at usual times.”

”Where else?”

”We have a primary city where no psychic experiments are allowed, and we’ll be there soon.”

Chen Ming nodded.

Continuing to look out the window.

And as the shuttle boat continues to head towards the main city of the Spiritual Ability Research Institute mentioned by He Gu,

At one point, Chen Ming suddenly felt enveloped by a gentle spiritual energy fluctuation.

It immediately calmed his mind, which had been somewhat restless due to recent events.

This spiritual energy fluctuation felt very familiar...

”Immortal Spirit Tree?”

Just as Chen Ming asked this question, a glow suddenly appeared on the edge of the distant horizon in front of the low-flying shuttle boat.

Realizing something, Chen Ming leaned toward the front of the cockpit to see more clearly.

As the shuttle boat accelerated closer,

What greeted Chen Ming’s eyes was a towering tree.

A tree with a canopy grand enough to envelop a city beneath it.

It was an Immortal Spirit Tree.

The brilliant leaves carrying a faint glow were swaying, like a sea of fluorescence covering Chen Ming’s view.

Beneath this sea of fluorescence is a bronze-colored trunk, as if it could support the sky.

To support such a massive canopy, the trunk’s strength is definitely not comparable to ordinary trees.

And further below are roots, though not visible to the naked eye,

but considering normal experience, the root depth of this Immortal Spirit Tree is likely even more extensive and complex than its canopy exposed on the ground.

It seems the entire satellite is nourishing this Immortal Spirit Tree.

The core city of the Spiritual Ability Research Institute is built around this giant tree.

Chen Ming originally thought that mechanical satellite was already impressive enough, but he didn’t expect to be stunned again in just a few minutes.

”No wonder I saw you change the course slightly when flying the ship earlier, just not to let me see it from outside the atmosphere, right?”

Chen Ming spoke to He Gu, but his eyes were on the giant Immortal Spirit Tree.

He Gu admitted, ”Yeah, how do you feel?”

”Truly... awe-inspiring.”

”How did such an Immortal Spirit Tree grow?”

”A Level 6 Psychic passed away under the Immortal Spirit Tree when it was just a sapling.”

”This was the last face of the pre-restructured Fourteenth Legion and now it’s the largest face of our new Fourteenth Legion.”

”No Immortal Spirit Tree in the entire Empire is bigger than this one.”

He Gu’s words were filled with pride.

The shuttle boat was still approaching.

Reaching under the canopy.

Originally, Chen Ming thought under this giant Immortal Spirit Tree’s canopy would be pitch-dark, or only have a few luminescent spots, requiring artificial lighting equipment for illumination.

But when he actually came over, he found.

Every lit place within the city is illuminated by natural light.

The faint glow emitted by the leaves of the Immortal Spirit Tree very intriguingly lights up the ground below to a brightness as if starlight were shining directly through the leaves, maintaining environmental harmony.

”Incredible.”

Chen Ming constantly exclaimed but couldn’t find more adjectives.

Such an existence truly makes it hard for him to find the right words to describe.

And the closer he gets to this Immortal Spirit Tree, the more Chen Ming can feel.

The spiritual strength and fluctuation of this Immortal Spirit Tree itself definitely qualify as a Level 6 spiritual creature, and a creature isn’t just an animal.

A Level 6 spiritual creature, stronger than he is now.

”Is it conscious?” Chen Ming asked.

He Gu shook his head uncertainly: ”For now it seems this Immortal Spirit Tree only possesses weak instincts. Of course, it might be conscious, but its concept of time after growing up is different from us humans, so it’s difficult to communicate.”

”But basically, every psychic who stayed here believes this tree is conscious, and it is protecting us.”

He Gu took Chen Ming to spiral around the tree trunk several times, and finally landed in an area near the trunk.