Gibraltar Star Region's directly governed territory was not very large. Compared with the Level 5 civilizations on the five great spiral arms, its dominion was far smaller. Because it was small, every planet under its rule was kept under strict surveillance. Gibraltar had no subordinate civilizations, only four major colonial star regions: Santa Marta, Glasgow, Olu, and Alexander!
Santa Marta was the only route from Alvin to Brownbale, Gibraltar's central star region. However, due to the urgency of the Alvin crisis, this council meeting would be held on Santa Marta, the planet within the Santa Marta Star Region. Major senators and envoys from the other Level 5 civilizations had gathered here, so Santa Marta's defenses and security were naturally tighter than ever.
The warship passed directly through the outer starport defenses and descended toward Santa Marta under the escort of ten diamond-shaped fighter jets.
Through the glass, Bob saw the invisible flames blasting from the tails of the escorting fighters, scorching the air behind them into constant distortion. When the warship turned, the fighters maneuvered so nimbly that they seemed completely unaffected by inertia!
"Gibraltar Civilization's territory isn't even half the size of our Alvin's, but look at their military strength. Those escort fighters are equipped with TBG high-frequency thrusters. Those thrusters are normally used on interstellar warships. The foundations of a Level 6 civilization truly aren't something we can compare to..."
Su Meier smiled softly, and the very air seemed to ripple around her. "The closer one gets to the center of a galaxy, the richer the materials and resources become. Gibraltar has ruled this star region for no less time than our Alvin Civilization has existed. On the surface, it appears to exert very little restraint over the five major Level 5 civilizations, but its hidden strength... even