The silver shuttle-shaped craft, threading through the gap between two asteroids each nearly 600 meters in diameter, decelerated and drifted sideways, slowly approaching the majestic steel hull of the Oracle Space Carrier. In the continuous flight attitude adjustments, it followed the mottled shell of the hull, lifted its head upwards, and flew into the elliptical entrance of the flight passage.
As the shuttle's nose crossed the induction line, the gigantic tractors on both sides of the passage clicked shut, firmly clamping the shuttle. After an electronic tone, the routine scan was completed. Amidst the flashing green lights, the tractor dragged the shuttle, gliding along the long track towards the depths of the carrier.
Tian Xingjian stood quietly in the waiting area of berth six in the gigantic number one flight cabin.
