Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

"Commander, the safe window will open in five minutes."

A graceful female soldier approached Wang Chen and softly said, "Please prepare for landing."

Wang Chen, seated by the porthole, nodded, "Understood."

His gaze, still through the thick glass window, admired the giant planet outside.

ED502 Ecological Experimental Star, a very unique planet.

Over three hundred years ago, an imperial expedition team discovered it and conducted a scientific investigation lasting three years.

Then it was named "Senhai."

The unique thing about Senhai Star is that this life planet is completely covered by mountains and forests, with no oceans or lakes, and no rivers or streams to be found.

The vegetation here is extremely dense, trees can grow to hundreds of meters in height, the air's oxygen content is more than twice the normal standard, and it also contains countless plant spores.

Once a person inhales this air, some spores will grow and even sprout in the lungs!

Therefore, without protective equipment, ordinary people cannot survive on Senhai Star.

Unless planet-level transformation is undertaken!

But such transformation requires an enormous investment and may not even succeed, and at that time the empire had no urgent need for interstellar migration, so only a space station was deployed in the planet's orbit.

For scientific research purposes.

However, not long after, imperial research team members discovered dozens of precious minerals on Senhai Star.

Including energy stone mines!

Thus began a vigorous mining endeavor.

For hundreds of years, a few imperial mining companies have riddled the interior of Senhai Star, reportedly penetrating underground over fifteen thousand meters deep, densely woven into a massive labyrinthine world.

Many miners have lost their way in the mines and never returned.

But after two to three hundred years of excavation, most of Senhai Star's mineral deposits were exhausted, so it was used as an ecological experimental star for cultivating and nurturing mutant organisms.

And the empire's higher-ups clearly did not foresee that this resource-drained planet would become a haven for rebels!

Wang Chen knows that this mission is challenging and dangerous.

But the Seventh Tier of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Method, along with the Sixth Ring of Spiritual Energy, gives him the confidence to face any danger directly.

Most importantly, Wang Chen is quite interested in this special planet.

Aside from the terrain and landforms, Senhai Star also possesses many peculiarities, such as magnetic storms and unknown energy tides that have frequently appeared for over a hundred years, severely affecting the deployment and use of technological equipment.

But now, spaceships intending to land on Senhai Star must wait for a safe window, a time when magnetic storms and energy tides disappear or stabilize, otherwise, there's a risk of shipwreck and loss of life!

As for when the safe window appears, it can only be determined by observation and detection, and the duration varies from three to five days to mere moments, with no pattern to follow.

Such a planet is clearly even more unsuitable for human habitation.

Wang Chen saw the "magnetic light" storm on the green planet's atmosphere has become very weak.

This magnetic light storm is similar to the polar auroras of his previous life, except the latter results from collisions between star particle streams and a planetary magnetic field, appearing only in local areas.

While the entire atmosphere of Senhai Star will feature magnetic light storms!

Five minutes later, the safe window opened, and Wang Chen's spaceship cut into Senhai Star's atmosphere from synchronous orbit, underwent a violent turmoil, and landed in a steel fortress.

This fortress on Senhai Star resembles a giant bowl overturned on the earth, its silver-gray surface reflects the stellar light, visible even from space.

Silver Forest Base, the empire's last stronghold on Senhai Star, is also a small city.

The First Mechanized Infantry Regiment of Senhai is stationed here!

When Wang Chen disembarked from the spaceship, a robust officer arrived under the escort of a team of privates.

Wang Chen immediately saluted, "Major Staff Officer Wang Chen, reporting to the commander!"

This officer, wearing a lieutenant colonel's insignia, is Meng Liangao, the regiment commander of the First Mechanized Infantry Regiment of Senhai, the top military administrator of Silver Forest Base, under his command, there are three mechanized infantry battalions, totaling 3500 officers and soldiers.

Wang Chen was ordered to come to Senhai Star alone to investigate rebel forces, and his identity certainly isn't as a member of the Seventh Fleet.

Officially, he is a major staff officer dispatched by the Imperial Military Department to the First Mechanized Infantry Regiment of Senhai, also serving as Military Police Captain.

A month ago, Silver Forest Base erupted in turmoil, the rebel forces lurking within suddenly launched an attack, causing not insignificant casualties in the First Mechanized Infantry Regiment, and Wang Chen's predecessor perished as a result.

And this riot is also related to the Seventh Fleet's pursuit action on Senhai Star.

The entire incident is extremely complex, with deep waters inside.

The Seventh Rapid Response Fleet was forced to send Wang Chen to investigate and changed his identity through the military department.

Wang Chen's current major rank is temporarily promoted, if this mission is successfully completed, it will become permanent!

"Staff Officer Wang is truly young and promising!"

Meng Liangao greeted him with a hearty smile, then firmly shook Wang Chen's hand a few times and said, "The First Mechanized Infantry Regiment of Senhai is really fortunate to have a young hero like you joining us."

This lieutenant colonel commander looked prosperous, smiling like Maitreya Buddha, his face full of good spirit and affable attitude.

But Wang Chen wouldn't be deceived by the other's appearance—being able to maintain position despite internal strife; he is definitely not a mediocre, incompetent, or soft-hearted person.

It seems Meng Liangao's background is also very strong!

Wang Chen smiled faintly, "You're too kind, I look forward to learning from you, Commander."

"Not a problem, not a problem."

Meng Liangao warmly invited Wang Chen onto his special vehicle and took him to the mechanized infantry regiment's station.

The architectural structure of Silver Forest Base is quite special, looking like a giant inverted silver bowl from the outside, most of the time its dome is completely closed, thus resisting the impact and interference of magnetic storms and energy tides.

Only when the safe window appears does the base dome open to allow spaceships to ascend and land.

As for the interior of the dome, aside from the area occupied by the First Mechanized Infantry Regiment of Senhai, other various buildings include some research institutions, commercial facilities, and parks, etc.

Moreover, an immigrant city accommodating tens of thousands also exists underground at the base!

These people are mainly miners and their families.

Because there are still unexploited mineral deposits near Silver Forest Base.

Additionally, there are a few research personnel.

Basically, on the vast Senhai Star, imperial citizens are mainly concentrated within this Silver Forest Base.