The Solar System's wormhole was like Huarong Road. Such a narrow passage could barely support the exploration and development of a star system, let alone the enormous demand for exchanges with other systems within the civilization afterward.
If someone rebelled or an enemy attacked, it could easily lead to the embarrassing situation they faced now: a mere handful of warships blockading an entire star system.
Much like during the Age of Sail, keeping the shipping lanes between a colony and the central star system open was an important measure of a colony's value!
Poor transportation was also one reason the Solar System had a relatively low development priority.
Now that two "rebel" ships had blockaded the Solar System Wormhole, and the Pioneer Legion stationed at Proxima Centauri was unprepared for a battle over the passage, they could only temporarily abandon their plans to enter the Solar System and conduct reconnaissance.
"Report this to our superiors. We'll... wait for Congress to decide!" Ishar finally said.
Gustav was no longer in any position to object. He could only reluctantly accept the decision, but his hatred for Alsace, the source of all this trouble, grew even stronger.
It was all that bastard's fault. Why couldn't he have just died in the Solar System?
"Achoo!" After directing the two warships in a thorough thrashing of the Gemini Civilization's reconnaissance ships, Nie Yun switched his consciousness back into his body and abruptly sneezed.
"Weird. Who's cursing me? I clearly let one go... They say you should leave people a way out so you can meet again on good terms. Someone with principles like mine ought to be pretty popular, right?" After a little self-analysis, Nie Yun felt quite pleased with himself...
That was right. Nie Yun had deliberately let that reconnaissance ship escape to