Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate-Chapter 698 - 657: Three Years and Another Three Years

Chapter 698 -657: Three Years and Another Three Years

Lin Rui was extremely curious—did the Longevity Association really dare to make a move inside the Capital Ship?

This ‘Space Home-class’ warship was massive for a military vessel, stretching 90,000 meters in length, 16,300 meters in width, and 7,200 meters in height.

Yet, in terms of a city, it was still quite small, with an area of only a little over 1,400 square kilometers.

Within this confined space, experts were as numerous as clouds. At any given time, 10 to 20 Congressional Honorary Members resided on the Capital Ship for various reasons, making it the area with the highest concentration of Ninth Realm Martial Cultivators.

Not to mention the fact that the Commander of the Federation Government’s headquarters base garrison, Kou Xuanwang, was also stationed on the ship.

Though notorious for his love of gambling, Kou Xuanwang remained diligent and responsible in his duties.

Kou Xuanwang was a Divine Envoy-level powerhouse, reportedly close to, or perhaps already at, Senior Divine Envoy-level.

If the Longevity Association dared to cause trouble inside the Capital Ship, they would first need to be prepared for their entire investment of manpower and resources to be wiped out.

Lin Rui fell into contemplation and, after a moment, sent Xue Lingxue a message, reminding her to stay safe.

Xue Lingxue was his indispensable right-hand partner. The extensive operations Lin Rui had at the Security Bureau were now entirely managed by her. If anything happened to her, his work at the Security Bureau would collapse completely.

However, Xue Lingxue was now stationed at the Security Bureau headquarters base, which had been built from a Stars-class Colonial Battleship constructed 800 years ago. This ship was docked not far from the Capital Ship, also within Kou Xuanwang’s defensive jurisdiction.

Li Xianglong not only added heavier armor to this 30-kilometer-long ancient battleship, but also equipped it with several large antimatter engines and numerous modern retrofits. Its internal defenses were tightly secured, with experts everywhere.

As long as Xue Lingxue stayed somewhat cautious, there shouldn’t be any major security issues.

Still, to be cautious, Lin Rui used his authority at the Security Bureau to allocate two 8SS+ Dragon Slayers to Xue Lingxue.

He even specifically requested help from Li Jin, the Deputy Director of the ‘Sky Extreme Star Trade Monitoring Center,’ to keep an eye on things.

This was the same Li Jin who used to be the Director of Education in the Ninth Base City. After being expelled by the military, this 6SSS-level expert was recently promoted to a 7SSS level.

As a result, General ‘Thunder’ swung a massive metaphorical shovel to recruit him, and Huo Bangguo seemed to approve, offering no resistance to Li Jin’s transfer.

Lin Rui was actually looking forward to the Longevity Association directly targeting ‘Thunder.’

However, much to his dismay, even as his armored car left the streets and entered the transportation dock area of the Capital Ship, the group of assassins shadowing him did not make any moves.

Lin Rui speculated that Shangguan Tianyi’s appearance earlier had tipped the enemy off, inadvertently alerting them.

He then boarded a transport shuttle heading to the Security Bureau headquarters, but midway through the journey, employed a bait-and-switch tactic to transfer onto his personal interstellar yacht, the ‘Xuri.’

This was a yacht Lin Rui had purchased at great expense, costing no less than a cruiser.

The yacht was 500 meters long, about the size of a destroyer. However, in terms of both travel speed and defensive capabilities, it rivaled a cruiser. Its quantum migration range even exceeded that of actual military cruisers, allowing it to outpace pirates at incredible speed if needed.

Originally commissioned as a private yacht by the CEO of an interstellar trading company, the vessel was put up for sale at an 80% discount when the CEO had to quickly liquidate assets to pay the security deposit for the newly-built Great Song ‘Starport Administrative Office’ in order to secure an interstellar trade license issued by the Great Song court. The CEO parted with the yacht in tears, and Lin Rui took the opportunity to buy it.

When Lin Rui returned to the Ninth Base City aboard his yacht, it docked directly at his private port.

His dock area had recently expanded, growing from the previous 220 square-kilometer zone to a whopping 1,200 square kilometers. The number of legitimate berths with ‘Dock Operating Permits’ had also increased by 180.

After becoming President of the Congressional Construction Committee, Linghu Mingde waved his hand generously and allocated this vast tract of land to Lin Rui. He also secured a wealth of berth permits for him. Other members of the Congressional Construction Committee were cooperative, and the Ninth Base City’s City Council approved everything smoothly.

As soon as Lin Rui’s yacht entered, he noticed construction sites everywhere around the dock, with ongoing developments on all sides.

He also saw that many finished berths were already occupied by numerous ships.

At this point, the Forest Freight Company had begun to take shape, boasting one battle starship, five cruiser starships, fifteen destroyer starships, thirty guardian battleships, and twenty-five armed cargo spaceships.

Most of the battleships and cruisers were second-hand purchases from East Asia. Only one cruiser was assembled using second-hand parts, while a few of the destroyers were also purchased pre-owned. The guardian battleships and armed cargo spaceships, however, were all assembled in-house.

These ships were docked here in preparation for the Starport’s grand opening a few days from now. The exact timing was still undecided, though Lin Rui expected it to occur within a few days.

Lin Hao, who also held dual roles as the Great Song’s ‘Minister of Commerce’ and ‘Starport Governor,’ would ultimately make the final decision. Thanks to this advance intel, the Forest Group was frantically preparing its cargo.

This marked the first official trade between the Earth Federation and the Great Song. The Forest Group had to demonstrate sufficient strength in this trade, or they would be unworthy of the 160 armed cargo spaceship licenses they had secured.

Certainly, those within the Great Song court would attempt to impeach and attack Lin Hao, accusing him of abusing public power for personal gain—though admittedly, those accusations weren’t entirely untrue.