《Skyfire Avenue》Chapter 486: The Big Send-Off
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Chapter 486: The Big Send-Off
Lan Jue leaned back against the bus seat, with his eyes closed. As the bus hummed along, the passengers all seemed lost in their own world. He could hear the Pharmacist and Jun’er beside him. The young one displayed her uncanny cleverness by sticking close to her mother.
Eventually the traffic cleared up and the bus made it to the airship hangar. It was the largest one in Luo, and could accommodate nearly any class of ship. Private or commercial, most air traffic came through this place.
The road widened up and the hangar spread out in front of them. But what he saw through the windshield widened the Gourmet’s eyes.
Before them,...
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