291 Marss Deputy Governor! (1/2)
On the vast dusty red plains stood dozens of spheres, which were connected together to form an enormous city. The city didn't sit fully on land; instead, it floated within the large spheres.
There were three dozen of those spheres, and each one of them was enormous and the size of half an Ethereal City. The entire city was the size of more than a dozen Ethereal Cities.
There was an asymmetric beauty to it. It was a startling sight, indeed. The spheres on the lowest layer that formed the foundation of the city and carried its full weight were half buried in the ground, with the other half exposed. They held the weight of the other spheres, and together, the spheres formed the Martian City! Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
From outside, the city seemed to be spread out in a topsy turvy manner inside the spheres. Countless buildings and endless crowds filled the spheres, be it from the top, bottom, left, or right.
It was a spectacular sight, mind blowing to someone visiting for the first time. This was the case for Wang Baole. He stood on the cruiser and watched as the Martian Colony City rapidly approached, growing larger in size as they neared it. His heart couldn't calm down.
Despite the wide coverage of the Federation media, Mars remained a mystery. Dissemination of information outside the planet wasn't permitted. As a result, there were few audiovisual recordings of the colony city. The few that had been allowed release to the non-Martian public had been edited. What had been shown in them was nothing compared to what Wang Baole was seeing with his own eyes.
As he stood reeling from shock and amazement, the cruiser slowed down. It was sucked into a sphere when it approached its left wing and neared its parameter. The cruiser landed in a port somewhere in the city.
With a low rumbling, it stilled. Wang Baole took a deep breath in, smoothened his shirt, then lifted his head and strolled out confidently.
Someone had already received news of his arrival and was waiting for him at the port. As soon as Wang Baole stepped out of the cruiser, a young man dressed in a white combat suit stood beneath the cruiser and cupped his fists towards Wang Baole in a deep salute.
He had just arrived, and already there was someone ready to receive him and treating him with the utmost respect. Wang Baole looked forward to his future life on Mars. He laughed out loud and pulled the other young man up to his feet, starting to chat happily with him.
After greeting Wang Baole, the young man verified Wang Baole's identity via his jade slip. Then, his face broke into a smile before he bowed again with a greater degree of respect and politeness.
”Pavilion Head Wang, our new Deputy Governor will personally assign you your new office. He is waiting for you. This way, please!”
The new Deputy Governor? Wang Baole froze. This was a pleasant surprise. He realized that the Ethereal Dao College Sect Lord must really favor him. The latter must have sent a message ahead of his arrival. Besides securing him a better posting, Wang Baole would also have someone to rely on while on Mars.
Wang Baole grew excited at the thought. He inhaled deeply and followed the young man in a white combat suit to leave the port. They boarded a personal city cruiser and sped towards the political center of the Martian Colony—Zone Eighteen!
The Martian Colony was formed from thirty-six enormous spherical city zones. They were named accordingly, with Zone Eighteen being the political center. The offices of the Governor and the Deputy Governor, as well as the headquarters of the three key administrative departments, were all in Zone Eighteen.
Wang Baole gazed out at the towering buildings and eccentric architecture as the cruiser sped past them. There were countless pedestrians on the walkways and numerous cruisers dashing past one another on what appeared to be roads. The entire Martian Colony City was bustling with life.
The Martian population was larger than the Ethereal City population. The colony city's considerably greater size resulted in multiple waves of immigration and a spike in the population. Wang Baole had read up on the Martian Colony in detail prior to his departure. He knew that this city was not merely a colony city. To a certain extent, it could be considered an autonomous city under the Federation's governing structure!
The Martian political structure was slightly different from the Federation's political structure. The officials from the lowest to the highest echelons of the administration hailed from the various political forces in the Federation. Besides the Governor, who answered to the Federation, the rest were self-governing bodies.
The military had its own base on Mars as well. They were affiliated with the Federation on Earth but functioned more like local warlords. The power the native Martians held wasn't to be underestimated either. They continued to remain a significant political force despite repeated suppressions by the Federation.
The other political forces had established their presence in the colony city as well. It was a chaotic place, a microcosm of the current political climate in the Federation on Earth, as well as a cultivation ground for the rising heirs of the various clans and sects.