I never expected there to be merchants renting out stars to develop ore. That was equivalent to having a starfield rich in resources. No wonder it had been occupied by other forces.
"Who attacked your Infinite Star Sea? Do you have any detailed information about them?" I asked at once.
A trace of icy menace flashed through Jing Ci's eyes. She said, "They call themselves the Heaven-Shaking Divine Alliance. The entire alliance came swarming from the prosperous region of the Free Star Sea. According to my father, they must have suffered a defeat in the prosperous region and lost their territory. That's why they attacked our Infinite Star Sea."
"The prosperous region? Do wars break out there often?" I looked at Jade Supreme Venerable.
"The Free Star Sea is boundless. Where there are vast, barren borderlands, there are naturally also prosperous regions rich in resources. Every force occupies a starfield that can be developed, digging up and exploiting naturally formed resources. Most valuable natural resources are naturally controlled by the major forces. In places like the prosperous regions, there are large quantities of high-energy ore and various natural materials, so wars frequently erupt there," Jade Supreme Venerable explained.
"Exactly. Once some resources have been exhausted, the starfield alliances will rack their brains to find starfields that can be mined. The most direct method is to seize an existing starfield by force. Although losses are highly likely, it still saves more resources than building one from scratch. Our Infinite Star Sea has been passed down through generations, but our development has always been limited because resources are scarce. So even if the enemy is a defeated remnant, we still can't beat them..." After saying all this, Jing Ci seemed to feel somewhat relieved.
"Small regions are called starfields, while large regions