The Empire Rises: Starting with the Fourth Calamity
Chapter 1690

Disaster in the Dawn Star System (Part 2)

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Meanwhile, in an unnamed uninhabited star system in the Core Worlds of the Milky Way Galaxy, a Protoss shuttle sat silently amid an asteroid belt.

Beside the Protoss shuttle was an Astro-class frigate. Unlike Cun Te's vessel, however, this Astro-class frigate bore an attractive blue gradient paint scheme instead of black.

"News is in!" Inside the Astro-class frigate's refitted cargo hold, now packed with electronic equipment and screens to the point that there was barely room to stand, Super Lotus, the Duchy of Dawn's Intelligence Department Minister, worked rapidly at the controls.

"From 007?" Nova, waiting nearby, turned and asked.

"Oh, I thought you could just read my mind directly." Super Lotus smiled.

"It's too noisy. I've gotten used to ignoring all the unnecessary voices I hear in my head when I'm relaxed." Nova waved a hand.

With a swipe of her hand, Super Lotus sent a piece of data to the Omni-tool on Nova's wrist. "He also sent over a cargo transport code. I'll need to crack it in a moment."

Nova opened her Omni-tool and examined the data. "It's an encrypted code... Once decoded, it's a set of coordinates!"

"Looks like he found it. Thank Voodoo." Gabriel Tosh spoke from the side.

"We should leave now." Oola-Khan, the Dark Templar, spoke directly into everyone's minds.

"Don't rush. We need to look at the other data first," said Sola-A, the female Dark Templar.

"She's right. We can indeed make use of this." Super Lotus said, "And if you could all quiet down in my head, I might be done in another half hour. Okay?"

Neither Dark Templar spoke again.

Nova and Tosh exchanged a glance and fell silent as well, watching Super Lotus bustle between several screens.

About ten minutes later, Super Lotus excitedly slapped the keyboard. "Done!"

"Done

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