Astral Realm.
A Special Zone where the nature of time and space was exceptionally chaotic.
Within it, chaotic Time and Space Currents, violent Aether Energy, disorderly Magic Elements... and all manner of strange debris and even stranger, bizarre monsters... were all commonplace.
Ever since the Gith Fleet had set sail smoothly from Gith World,
up until now, aside from encountering a small Monster Tide at the very beginning, the journey had been fairly smooth sailing.
The occasional meteor shower could not even break through the Astral Ships' outer defensive shields, only shattering like raindrops splashing against glass. As for the other Lifeforms encountered along the way, most of them posed no issue either.
After all, as one of the Astral Realm's notorious overlords,
when faced with the Gith Fleet traveling in vast, mighty numbers, aside from those beast hordes whose brain capacity was truly rather touching—who dared to rise to the challenge, fight anyone who refused to submit, and test the limits of their own strength—other passersby and bandits could do nothing but turn around and flee for their lives.
In fact, quite a few of them, having been too slow to run,
immediately became one of the fleet's sources of income...
They made contributions within their means toward the fleet's military expenses and supplies.
Not only were their possessions contributed, but they themselves were also enthusiastically used by the Gith as an auspicious opening celebration for the fleet's departure, and were joyously sacrificed alive on the spot. It could be said that they had helped others fulfill their wishes...
And amid this vast march, thanks to the lucky escape of certain fortunate souls,
the Gith Fleet's formidable posture, one that was practically a full-scale mobilization, gradually began to spread through certain places as time passed.
For example, some nearby