Jade Waves was Vault's Central Star. By all rights, Wu Zhen should not have appeared there with a battered fleet.
The moment the fleet showed itself, word would spread across the entire star region, putting the authorities in an awkward position.
However, Wu Zhen no longer wanted to consider such things.
He knew very well that if he went to some remote Habitable Star, the authorities might be satisfied, but the news would be sealed away.
To put it more extremely, he himself might be made to disappear, and the civilians who had escaped might also vanish for a long time.
The Alliance supposedly fully respected the legitimate rights of every star region, but Wu Zhen knew those claims were merely propaganda.
Once the Alliance's stability was at stake, never mind legitimate rights—the Alliance could be far more ruthless than ordinary people imagined.
This had nothing to do with ordinary morality. Public duty and private virtue had always been two entirely unrelated concepts.
That was why he had to go to Bi Tao Star—not only for himself, but for the vast number of Alliance civilians as well.
When the enormous fortress and three starships appeared near Bi Tao Star, they immediately caused a sensation.
On the way toward Bi Tao, not only had military Patrol Ships stopped them for inspection, but several civilian starships had also noticed them.
The fortress was simply too huge. Though it had shrunk by a full size, it was still larger than an ordinary Division Level Ship.
More importantly, the fortress was covered in scars, and two of the three escorting starships were in rather miserable condition as well.
Even someone who knew nothing about the military could tell that this fleet had just gone through a brutal battle.
The fortress clearly looked like trouble.