On the way to Ulysses Star, Bai Fu took the opportunity to look up some details about the planet on the interstellar network.
In the Edge World, a star region on the border between explored space and the Dark Zone, civilizations hidden within the Dark Zone were discovered from time to time.
Because of their different locations, these civilizations were discovered by different groups, and their experiences after joining the Star Sea varied as well.
Some Dark Zone civilizations thrived after joining the Star Sea. If they were lucky enough to produce one or two powerful espers, they might even gain a degree of influence in the Star Sea.
Others were less fortunate. Forget gaining influence—they needed a bit of luck just to ensure their civilization could carry on.
The Ulysses civilization, where Vik lived, was a typical example. Ulysses Star had originally been discovered by a mining team. It was connected by a wormhole to the Star Network Community, the main governing power of the Sea Lion Galaxy. The Star Network Community was a union of several civilizations, with a relatively inclusive culture. Rather than invading and killing, they preferred to trade with other civilizations.
As a result, the Ulysses civilization had enjoyed a fairly happy period when it first joined the Star Sea. The investment bank of the Star Network Community had built two spaceports on Ulysses Star and sent it a large quantity of interstellar goods. But that golden age came to an end when the ghost civilization arrived—the same civilization that had once unleashed a dimensional catastrophe in the Initial Gate cluster.
Having lost the war, the ghost civilization had become a terrorist organization, and every time they struck, disaster followed.
Their attacks forced the Star Network Community to pull back its forces. Then the Flood