The military's deployment showed that the entire war zone had moved quite a bit forward.
The military Command Center was only a day's voyage from the Channel Entrance ahead.
Qu Jianlei's group rested briefly for a day, then entered the channel under the escort of the Battalion-Class Ship.
On the other side of the channel, there was also a large fleet of Imperial warships, along with several Space Fortresses.
Farther ahead, quite a few Engineering Ships were laying Space Mines.
As for the movements of the Winged Hand Race, nothing could be observed for the time being.
As soon as the Battalion-Class Ship arrived, the frontline military contacted them.
Since Qu Jianlei and the others refused to let military personnel board, the two sides communicated only through the comm channel.
The military stated that they had already dispatched many small teams to explore the overall situation in this world.
They then suggested that if the other side intended to enter the Alliance, it would be best to switch to another starship.
Qu Jianlei had considered that as well. Not only was the Battalion-Class Ship a standard-issue vessel, it also bore the prominent insignia of Digital Phantom.
Rarely, the military even offered a solution—they could provide a starship with an appearance similar to Alliance civilian vessels.
Alliance warships differed quite noticeably in appearance from Imperial warships, and their internal structures differed even more.
The military could imitate Alliance warships, but only in appearance.
The key issue was that operating an Alliance warship required far too many documents.
Civilian starships from the two nations, on the other hand, were not especially different, and their internal structures were largely similar as well.
Thus, the military offered Digital Phantom several civilian starships to choose from, along with forged passes and the like.
Naturally, only