Preparing to Raid the City of Brotherly Love

"Oh?"

Hearing Serena's additional report, William immediately took an interest and asked:

"So, according to you... there may be Forerunner Ruins in the star system where the City of Brotherly Love is located, right?"

"Yes, boss." Serena did not deny it:

"Moreover, judging by the power output, we can determine that those Forerunner Ruins are also celestial-body-sized."

"Celestial-body-sized..."

Hearing this, William raised his left hand and lightly pinched his chin, murmuring with a furrowed brow.

Could it be Halo? he speculated inwardly.

"Whoosh~"

"Doctor."

"Mm."

Just then, William heard the automatic door on the first level of the bridge open, followed by Halsey conversing with the other crew members.

Immediately afterward, Halsey, still dressed in loose casual clothes, arrived at the second level of the bridge via the lift.

She walked straight to William's side and said, "William, I've recently taken another careful look at the data from the ruins on Bountiful Star.

"I discovered a star system named 'Collins Prior' by the Forerunners, and this planetary system contains a Forerunner artificial celestial body called 'APEX.'

"Although the exact location of that star system is only stored in the colonial ruins on Arcadia, I can narrow it down to a single Star Sector."

William asked in confusion, "APEX?"

"Yes."

As Halsey spoke, she turned and operated the Central Control Console, bringing up the Star Sector she had narrowed down.

"Huh?"

The instant it appeared, Halsey noticed the star map of the Outer Arm marked by Serena, along with the coordinates of the star system containing the City of Brotherly Love.

The Star Sector she had narrowed down was precisely within the Outer Arm. That was why she had let out a surprised "huh."

William and the others beside her noticed the same thing.

William asked, "Catherine, Serena also just discovered