Opening a Mine

The situation fell into a stalemate once more. Another year passed quickly, and the Epoch Clan and The Alliance of the Inner-Ring Civilizations frantically deployed troops toward the border. Though the Epoch Clan had strong soldiers and powerful forces, they could not withstand the sheer numbers of the Inner-Ring Alliance. Nearly their entire border had become a war front, placing them under enormous pressure.

Moreover, the Inner-Ring Alliance had indeed resorted to blowing up Star Gates. They launched rebellions at several lightly garrisoned Star Gates and captured them.

Then, before the Epoch Clan could react, they sent explosive packages to other Star Gates one after another. These packages had been fitted with precisely timed delays; the moment they were transmitted to another Star Gate, they immediately exploded.

Only after more than fifty Star Gates had been destroyed did the Epoch Clan react, ordering "Glow" to remove the lost Star Gates from the authorization list. But those fifty-plus Star Gates had prevented nearly ten percent of the Epoch Clan's total forces from returning to reinforce them in the short term.

"Damn it! They're too despicable!" An Epoch Clan commander was practically beside himself with rage, while the others were equally speechless.

"We have to come up with something. If they keep attacking other Star Gates with this trick, we may suffer even more losses."

"Replace the entire authorization system!"

"There are still their people among us. Simply changing the passwords cannot guarantee that this won't happen again."

"I have an idea. Suspend all civilian use of the Star Gates, then drain all their stored energy. That way, every time a Star Gate is activated, it will need to be recharged first. That alone will take at least several days."

"That's a good method. The Inner-Ring Alliance may be able to briefly