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Everyone was eager to leave and had little objection to the auction method. Even those with individual opinions were quickly silenced by the others.
"Alright, let's proceed with the auction for the first group of slots!"
The competition for the first group was intense, and it took quite a while before someone finally secured a slot. Once the slot was won, the materials were immediately handed over. Yao Zhengqi then announced, "Those who have secured a slot can board the ship immediately if they don’t need to go back to pack their things!"
The winners did not hesitate and quickly lined up at the boarding entrance, waiting to board the starship. Seeing that those who had won slots were indeed able to board, the remaining participants had no doubts left and became even more excited about participating in the auction.
Fast-paced, the second, third, fourth, and fifth groups were all auctioned off in succession. During this time, relatives of those who had come to help from Zone Three and Zone One also quickly completed their boarding.
As Yao Zhengqi continued with the auction, he received news that everyone had boarded. He then notified the starship operator to prepare for takeoff.
You have your clever plans, and he has his means of getting over walls. Yao Zhengqi delayed the auction of departure slots to allow his people to board quickly. However, those eager to board were not foolish; while they boarded, they also prepared to sneak away.
If it weren’t for Lin Yao noticing the situation outside was unfavorable and promptly blocking them at the entrance, they might have succeeded.
However, even if they caught someone, it didn’t mean the issue was resolved. Sensing something was amiss, Lin Yao hurriedly ordered everyone to retreat into the starship and then commanded the control room to close the hatch and prepare for takeoff.
A starship that hadn’t been activated in a while required a certain amount of time for preheating before takeoff. This preheating period was when the starship was most vulnerable.
Quickly, those outside who were still participating in the auction began to notice the movement of the starship and started accusing Yao Zhengqi and his team.
"Wasn’t it agreed that we would auction off departure slots? Why is the starship being activated early? Are you preparing to take off now?"
Tang Zhengsu calmly explained, "The starship needs some time for preheating before takeoff. Activating it early is meant so that once the auction slots are finalized, everyone can board and leave right away. There are so many people on Black Porcelain Star; if we wait for others to get wind of it and rush over, we might be overwhelmed."
His explanation did not convince others; those desperate to leave shouted in unison: "No! We must wait until we board before you launch; otherwise, once you finish preheating, you’ll just leave us behind!"
Seeing that he could no longer control the situation, Keqi simply declared, "I’ll launch whenever I want! Why should I listen to your individual demands? If you have what it takes, come up here and fight me! If you win, then this starship will follow your orders."
This statement stirred up a hornet's nest; those who had held onto hope suddenly forgot everything else and rushed toward the boarding entrance.
Yao Zhengqi had no room for negotiation either and could only do his best to block them.
No one knew who struck first, but soon they were fighting fiercely.
Yao Beiluo watched from the window as Yao Zhengqi was surrounded by several people, completely losing his usual calm demeanor. He felt a surge of agitation and wanted to rush down to help.
Lin Yao held him tightly, stopping him. "Your brother has already made plans. If you go down now, the others from the special forces will surely follow. Do you really want to be the one to ruin your brother's plan?"
Hearing this, Yao Beiluo felt too weak to struggle. With red-rimmed eyes, he looked at her and asked, "Captain, my brother will come back with us, right?"
Lin Yao couldn't give him a definite answer; she could only pat his shoulder and say, "Yao Beiluo, everyone will do their best!"
The starship was warming up. Not only were the people outside causing a commotion, but those inside were also getting anxious as they saw their friends and family still not aboard. They began to stir restlessly in the cabin.
Ignoring Yao Beiluo for the moment, Lin Yao quickly directed the Mingguang team to calm the passengers down. After a long period of busy work, they finally managed to soothe everyone. The starship's announcement system chimed in again: "The starship's preheating is complete and is about to prepare for takeoff. All passengers please get ready!"
At this, the calmed passengers suddenly jumped up.
"No! We can't take off yet! Our people haven't boarded!"
Some individuals disregarded the safety of the starship entirely and attempted to rush into the control room to stop the pilots from launching the ship.
Lin Yao could not allow these people to disrupt their plans. She unleashed a powerful wooden spell that bound everyone in place.
"Everyone sit down! So many people are risking their lives for us to leave, and you still want to sabotage our launch? I’ll tell you this: behave yourselves, or don’t blame me for being ruthless and sending you out!"
Perhaps it was Lin Yao's threat that was particularly effective; those people quickly settled down.
"Everyone, return to your cabins! The environment on Heici Star is special; there may be turbulence during takeoff. For everyone's safety, all passengers should lie down in their safety cabins."
Once the order was given, Lin Yao instructed the safety personnel to guide the passengers back to their cabins.
After everyone returned to their respective cabins, the starship began its final countdown for takeoff.
"The starship is about to launch; countdown begins..."
As the countdown reached its end, the starship shot into the sky, breaking through Heici Star's solid ground and soaring upward before hovering in the atmosphere.
Those who had been fighting were momentarily stunned as they realized the starship had taken off.
Seizing this opportunity, Yao Zhengqi gave a command, and many of those guarding the starship quickly darted aside into open spaces. Soon after, several mechs began ascending from nearby areas toward the starship.
The space equipment on Heici Star was inadequate; even the space buttons for storing mechs were unavailable. However, there were still some skilled manufacturers capable of creating mechs here. Thus, those with ability and resources would prepare a mech at their residence even if they couldn't carry one with them.
Yao Zhengqi had called upon individuals who were equipped with mechs, but their mechs had not been modified and were unable to overcome the gravity of Black Porcelain Star. With only half a month for preparations, he could only modify half of the mechs. He had no choice but to risk the starship lingering within the atmosphere, allowing this portion of mechs to board the starship first.
As these mechs ascended and quickly approached the starship, those eager to leave immediately reacted, preparing to seize others' mechs and take advantage of the situation to launch into space. However, Yao Zhengqi had anticipated such a scenario.
As those individuals took off, it provided an opportunity for the remaining people to don their mechs. Yao Zhengqi, along with his special operations team, stood firm in their original position. The initially agitated crowd found some stability upon seeing that Yao Zhengqi was still there.
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