"Boss, this is a fleet from the Oya Cross Nation in the Earth Sphere. You can tell from the flags they're flying. The largest ship at the center of the fleet is probably carrying an important figure from that nation."
Long Fei looked at the flags on the screen. The Oya Cross Nation's flag featured a golden cross surrounded by a pair of pure white wings.
Long Fei remembered that the Oya Cross Nation was located in Europe. Nearly seventy percent of Europe fell within its sphere of influence.
Long Fei remembered that this nation was considered one of the major powers in the Earth Sphere, standing alongside the Russo-Soviet Republic, Hanxia Empire, Metadeng Nation, Nanyang Alliance, South American Allied Nations, Great African Unified Front, and Sandy Middle East Camp.
These nations were considered major powers of the Earth Sphere partly because some of them were alliances formed by smaller nations. By pooling their limited strength, they had formed formidable military forces.
More importantly, these nations or alliances had become powerful forces before Earth because they possessed Orbital Elevators.
Countries without Orbital Elevators either attached themselves to those powers as subordinate states, paying an annual usage fee to share the Orbital Elevators, or paid a considerable monthly tax. Their governments and corporations could then use the Orbital Elevators to send goods into space and trade with the nations of the Colony Sphere.
The Oya Cross Nation was governed through religion, with the Pope as its leader. It promoted peace through its religious rule and had never initiated a war since its founding. It was a peaceful nation.
The Oya Cross Nation had always remained neutral and had not formed an alliance with any country.
"Why did the Oya Cross Nation come all the way here?" Long Fei asked, propping his