The next day.
The day after the Magical Creature Association Tournament ended.
March 10, Marine Calendar 1508.
Those who had just awakened from the 'Main God Space' learned through television, the internet, newspapers, and other channels of an extremely shocking piece of news.
Today, Admiral Kizaru of Marine Headquarters would lead the First Fleet—composed of 587 vessels, 500,000 soldiers, and 2 million mechanical crew members—on an expedition to the border region of the Galactic Empire's territory, launching a probing attack against it!
It was sudden—far too sudden. Without any warning, the World Government had given people no time to prepare themselves mentally.
They only informed everyone when departure was imminent.
At the same time, the Publicity Department broadcast live footage from the scene, allowing everyone to witness the fleet's scale and the sight of it activating its warp engines and jumping away afterward.
This engine was actually the Galactic Empire's 'faster-than-light jump engine.'
After studying it, Vegapunk had discovered that its essence was the principle of bending spatial curvature.
The spacecraft of Planet Deviluke, however, used 'subspace jump engines.'
Though both contained the word 'jump,' the latter was far more advanced than the former.
To put it simply.
Warp jump engines were decent enough for travel within a galaxy.
Their journeys could be measured in units of 'months.'
Subspace jump engines, however, could make round trips between different galaxies within a few months.
For movement within a galaxy.
They could travel from the central region to the outer edge within an hour.
Their efficiency surpassed the former by far.
Unfortunately.
Lala had only arrived on Sea Star recently, and the World Government had not had time to equip these warships with them.
However, Vegapunk had already had his latest research achievement, the 'Mother Flame,' installed as the primary energy core