Global Crossing: Empire of Stars

The most important thing was that we had specifically calculated the costs: the Empire's expansion costs were low, and so were the costs of maintaining its territory. We didn't need many fleets, either. A few Storm Fighters and several Sky Pillar Fortresses were enough to control an entire star system. Even if we lost a system like that in a future battle, it wouldn't hurt.

"Expansion? It's rare for your government departments to support the military's expansion abroad. How many star systems do you think would be appropriate?" Lin Zhichen asked.

"One million star systems. If everything goes smoothly, we can continue expanding after reviewing the situation later on." Conilia rolled her eyes.

"It's not that we don't support expansion. It's that it has to be orderly, and it has to benefit the Empire!"

"One million star systems—that's nearly doubling our territory." He nodded. "Coordinate with the military and prepare to take them over."

At this stage, territorial expansion was already such a "small matter" that he didn't need to handle it personally. After urgent negotiations between the military and the government departments, twelve Vermilion Bird fleets, each fifty thousand strong, were reorganized within a single day and dispatched to the border regions.

Organized into legions, a fleet of fifty thousand was exactly one complete legion. In addition to the fifty-thousand-ship fleet, each legion also had a small Battle Star Cluster consisting of five Battle Stars.

A brilliant halo of energy erupted in space. The enormous fleet vanished in an instant, only to reappear in a Dark Galaxy beyond the border regions.

The star systems in the surrounding area had already been infiltrated by the Empire's intelligence agencies. With the advantage of superior intelligence and military strength, the fighting was completely one-sided. The NPC Fleets often didn't even have time