Global Crossing: Empire of Stars

As a Saint, he had seen through most of the truth and would not suffer fate's backlash for it. But the most crucial point remained hidden by the fate of the Seven Ancient Civilizations.

I'm just missing a catalyst, he thought. And that catalyst will arrive very soon.

It was a message from his extraordinary intuition.

"I think we've fallen into a misconception. No matter how much fuel these ship-shaped missiles carry, space shuttling consumes a tremendous amount of energy. That means their range is limited. That's why they arranged for beacon ships." Countess Sigrid's voice

echoed through the Mind World:

"Why don't we start with the Council member nation closest to the Empire?"

Everyone suddenly saw the light. At that moment, after hearing Sigrid's reminder, Lin Zhichen's vision cleared, and he saw through the truth that fate had concealed.

He didn't need to guess one by one. His gaze moved swiftly, soon settling on an unremarkable high-level civilization in the Orion Arm.

"The Bokamia Galactic Trade Union!" Conilia cried out, jolting everyone back to their senses. "How could it be this civilization?!"

"Conilia, tell us what you know about it." Lin Zhichen's expression was cold as his gaze swept across the nation's territory, soon settling on an unremarkable-looking star system.

The system had already been designated a military Forbidden Zone, which was common among civilizations. Even the Empire had plenty of regions that civilian ships were forbidden to enter for security reasons.

Yet within this system, which looked like an ordinary military Forbidden Zone, was an Escort Ship fleet numbering over a hundred thousand vessels!

As Lin Zhichen's gaze settled on the fleet, whose vessels looked much like ordinary warships, the sages who witnessed it through his eyes felt a chill rise in their hearts.

This was a threat