CHAPTER 1525: CHAPTER 34: ENVOYS FROM THE CENTRAL STAR DOMAIN

The majestic music resonated in the ’Tear Moon Flower Crown’ residential star.

To celebrate the brilliant achievements of the Federal Government over the past two years and to restore the broad residents’ confidence in the government and the future, it was decided to hold a grand parade on the national founding anniversary.

By noon, the streets of the First District were crowded with people. They stood patiently in neat blocks separated by long strips, while autonomous units sometimes flew overhead to maintain law and order, creating a scene that was both bustling and slightly quiet.

A piercing high note, sharp as a drawn sword, lifted the curtain, announcing the start of the entire parade celebration.

On the ground in the center of the street, the dark gray magnetic steel surface turned over, followed by a blue current flashing through. Two parallel trains rapidly passed by, the rushing airflow lifting the clothes and hats of the front-row audience, drawing surprised exclamations.

Then the trains stopped, and all the side doors opened.

Bam, a unified sound as if steel was striking, two rows of trumpeters in sharp military uniforms lined up and walked out. The train doors closed and it started off again.

Afterwards, these two rows of military musicians, like two black walls, stood straight along the sides of the street. They held their trombones high, unified like a wild goose formation, facing the same direction.

While the audience was still immersed in this disciplined formation, fireworks ejecting red smoke and Radiant Stars shot into the sky, then exploded.

At this moment, all the military musicians lifted their trombones, with the noon sunshine spilling over the shining brass like molten gold. The musicians strained their necks, veins bulging with effort, and the grand and solemn music spread in waves to all directions.

Beneath the trombone bells, rows of bright red triangular flags formed straight lines, fluttering in the wind like rolling waves of flame.

Then squads of soldiers entered, holding flags aloft. Their bodies were uniformly upright, and the flags thrust towards the sky like lances, black and red waves undulating as they progressed.

On each flag was printed the letters ’P&S’, representing the alliance of the biggest political factions under the current Federal Central Council, ’Fire Lotus - Radiant Star’.

Since the cooperation of the two factions, this year, the economy of the Federation Central Star Domain has seen great recovery and development, sweeping away the fragmented and pessimistic conditions of the past.

However, many residents’ ideas and awareness have not yet transformed, or rather, they have yet to recognize the greatness of the ’Fire Lotus - Radiant Star’ alliance. To establish this steadfast trust and to expand the influence of the ’Fire Lotus - Radiant Star’ alliance to all levels and corners within the Central Star Domain, a grand ceremony was indispensable.

After the audience’s hearts were ignited by that majestic and stirring trumpet sound, big drums with silver edges and gold bands followed the music with their beats. The instant the drumsticks fell, the drum membranes of the Extraordinary Creations vibrated, like thunder pressed into the earth, sending trembling resonations from underfoot to every audience member on site.

At this time, the salute vehicles in the team were also set off, and countless fragments of gold foil were scattered among the crowd amidst the cannon rumble. Enthusiastic cheers spread along the street like a tide, quickly pushing forward to ignite this boiling world.

Next, rows of soldiers in advanced exoskeleton armor appeared. Holding up-to-date electromagnetic weapons, they marched forward in a row. The matte and somber silhouettes of their gun barrels passed through the audience’s line of sight, exuding a murderous aura.

Following them was the towering mecha contingent. These towering mechas stood among the crowd like mountains overlooking rivers, moving slowly. The sight of their approximately 60-meter-tall frames made some audience members strain to look up and see their full form, bringing with it the immense deterrent power that made viewers both afraid and extremely excited.

The procession continued to advance, and various arrays of war machines and soldiers appeared subsequently. Occasionally, fighter planes would fly low overhead, causing many to become extremely excited.

"That’s it!"

"That’s the most advanced fighter jet that appeared in the Twin Trees Star Domain two years ago!" Someone pointed out the fighter jet slowly flying past overhead, shaped like an inverted V-triangle. The fuselage was pure white and elegant in style, with the internal fan blades of the side thrusters turning, shattering and twisting the sunlight behind it.

At the back of the formation, drones and autonomous units flew over the sky. They continuously climbed, arranged at high altitude, and then projected down images of enormous starships that shaded the sun. These starship images were synchronously gathered directly from the fleet formations proceeding in the Star Domain.

At this moment, outside the Twin Trees Star Domain in space, the mostly restored Fifth Fleet was slowly passing through the orbit. The starships were arranged in several layers, each like a broad plane, ordered by size and warship type. The battleships formed two parallel straight lines in the center, serving as dividing lines with various warships extending like wings to both sides.

Thus, a layer upon layer fleet formation, facing the sun within the star system, slowly flew past the outside of the ’World Tree’ residential star.

At the center of tens of thousands of starships, a small special ship moved slowly past. Its hull was a few hundred meters long and minuscule compared to the ten or more kilometers long battleships, like a grain of rice in size. Now, within its dark golden transparent dome, Prin was dressed in a dignified fiery red ceremonial gown, standing on a dedicated high platform, waving at the starship formations outside the transparent glass.

This process was recorded by dozens of cameras inside the battleship and synchronized to various news media, making the image of Prin Coco associated with those cold and formidable starships, bringing a powerful impact to the audience, inducing a sense of submission in many.