"We Are Ready to Demonstrate Its Potential at Any Time"

Show its potential."

Great Device 01's magnificent ring structure, eight thousand kilometers in diameter, hung silently within the Earth Sector of "Dead Space," like a silent "god."

It made no deliberate display of its presence, yet its technology, far beyond that of Dead Space's humanity, and the clearly visible artificial ecosystem flowing with life along the ring's inner surface, formed an indescribable spectacle of both sanctity and oppression beneath the starlight and against Earth's dark nights.

Naturally, this sight could not escape the global observation networks or the countless eyes gazing up at the sky.

For those news media outlets that had been permitted to continue operating within certain limits and retain a degree of autonomy after the Imperial Martial Soldiers took over, this was undoubtedly a powerful injection of "stimulant."

"Quick! Mobilize every observation satellite in low-Earth orbit and apply for the highest level of remote imaging authorization! We need firsthand high-definition footage!"

"Technical Department, make a feature page immediately. The headline has to be explosive! 'The Empire's Sky Ring Descends,' 'God's Ring Protects Earth'!"

"Contact every space physics and astroengineering expert we can find—oh, and sociologists too! We need interpretations from every angle!"

The editorial offices of major news stations were filled with similarly urgent and excited orders.

To them, news was their lifeline.

The Imperial Warriors Legion had rapidly stabilized the global situation with an iron fist, but this also brought large-scale warfare and chaos to an abrupt halt, leaving far fewer "major stories" to sensationalize.

Now, with this celestial-scale artificial construct appearing out of nowhere, they had a super topic capable of igniting global public opinion and sustaining coverage for weeks or even months.

With coverage came attention, and with attention came the value of their existence as media outlets.

Thanks to the Imperial Warriors Legion's