Crossroads of the Universe by Darklorddc

Carrara/RDS • Science Fiction • posted on Feb 04, 2011

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"Trade! That's what my father always told me was most important to the galaxy. As more and more worlds plug into each other's economies, what used to be luxuries become need. Curiousities from the far end of space become necessities. The people don't care how far they come from, and in many cases can't build them on their own. Eventually, the trickle of freighters and transports became a stream...and then a deluge. About 0.2% flows through here. That doesn't sound like much, but it's the equivalent of a planetary gross revenue every week. Docking fees, storage fees, entertainment, fuel, resupplies, loading and unloading rates, bay rentals, repairs...we even have a shipwright. Hell, we didn't even have to put duty taxes in place. We did anyway, we just made them the lowest in known space. And trade, not war, not illicit drugs, not manufacturing...but trade...it's made me one of the richest beings in the galaxy. And I never had to actually trade a damn thing." -- Administrator John Chu, Sigma-4 Transfer Station at Donovan's Jump. modeling done in carrara 7 pro and Doga-L3, textured and rendered in Carrara. Background created in GIMP 2.6