When the fleet set out, Bai Fu had deliberately brought more than a dozen engineering ships.
So it had taken her just one day to build a fully equipped temporary base on Graywind, fulfilling the first condition of Branch 1 of the Tu Bu Campaign quest. All that remained was to hold the base for the specified time.
Still, she wasn't particularly attached to the idea of completing Branch 1.
The total reward for the quest was only 500 million experience. At her current level, that amount would barely make a dent.
If things got really bad, she could just bundle up the survivors on Graywind, load them onto the ships, and run. There was no need to risk her life for 500 million experience, let alone sacrifice the entire fleet.
"How are things on your end?"
The day after the base was completed, Bai Fu contacted Doomwinter, the leader of the special forces dispatched by the Rebirth Empire.
Doomwinter was an ice-type Esper who had undergone two divine transformations. He wasn't as strong as Dmitry or Chong Xiao, but even in the Rebirth Empire, he was considered a pillar of strength.
The Rebirth Empire had sent him, along with the Whirlwind Lord, whose abilities meshed perfectly with his, to deal with the Apostle Holy City fleet invading Tu Bu civilization. That showed just how seriously they were taking the war.
After all, both the Supernova Battle Group and Titan Industries had contributed plenty to stop the Apostle Holy City, each dispatching two formidable Transcendents.
Yet the situation had developed in a way Bai Fu had never expected.
A lineup of six Transcendents and over a dozen Dominators should, in theory, have been able to steamroll any force in the explored universe—except the Three Universal Civilizations.
Yet now they were