One starship after another entered the Teleportation Array, crossing distances that space normally imposed and entering a dazzling extradimensional passage. Colored lights flashed past at blinding speed, making it impossible to see anything clearly. When everything abruptly came to a halt, they had already reached their destination, sailing out of another Teleportation Array like giant whales breaking the water's surface.
Puppet officials managed the place, arranging everything in perfect order. The starships passed through the exit one by one and departed smoothly.
For the next stretch of the journey, the starships would have to fly on their own.
To save time, the God of Wealth Merchant Fleet chose a shortcut. This route passed through the Star Dust Ruins, a place with a certain degree of danger. Under normal circumstances, starships would sail around that region, only passing through it when they were in a hurry.
The so-called Star Dust Ruins had formed when two Star Systems collided during their orbit. Countless stars, large and small, had crashed together, triggering a series of disasters. Vast quantities of stellar debris scattered throughout the void like ruins, hence the name.
There were many Star Dust Ruins like this throughout the universe, not just this one. Basically, every god kingdom had several.
To pass through such a place, a starship first had to be powerful enough. Second, it had to activate all kinds of defensive measures. Finally, it needed superb piloting skill.
The fleet continued onward until it reached the edge of the Star Dust Ruins. Looking out, the sight was magnificent.
Stellar fragments of every size floated through the void, while clusters of energy burned fiercely, releasing light and heat. Some areas resembled seas of fire, and some enormous stellar fragments were tens of millions of times larger than an ordinary starship.
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