Ferdinand soon left Ye Luo's embassy. No one knew whether he and Ye Luo had reached any agreement, and the countless eyes watching could glean nothing from the old fox Ferdinand's expression as he departed... Perhaps he had wanted more trade with the Zerg, only to be refused by Ye Luo... Everyone speculated.
That evening, Ferdinand and Malken returned. They exchanged fifty thousand units of psionic energy for the Undying Ice Silkworm. After completing the transaction, the two sides enjoyed a pleasant dinner before finally parting at midnight...
Over the following days, Ye Luo kept a low profile. Other than visiting the major restaurants to sample their cuisine, he went nowhere else. Clearly, he was waiting for the day of Saint Masente's coronation ceremony.
However, his clone at the edge of the Galactic Empire was nowhere near as idle.
After several days of rushing onward, the Zerg fleet finally reached the southern edge of the Galactic Empire—the Mandalore Sector.
Aboard the Nidhogg, Yoda's emotions fluctuated ever more intensely as they drew closer to the Galactic Empire. Even this wise old man strongly showed that feeling of growing more fearful the closer one came to home.
"The Mandalorians of the Mandalore Sector were once friends of us Jedi. They created millions, tens of millions of clones for us, helping us fight our enemies and win victory after victory. Their accomplishments in biotechnology shone as brilliantly as the Jedi's accomplishments in wielding the Force..." Yoda's eyes were filled with remembrance.
The Mandalore Sector consisted of several colonial planets, a resource planet, and a star. When the Zerg fleet was still one light-year away from the sector, it slowed down. A full hundred thousand Flying Ants had already placed all the space between the fleet and the sector under surveillance.
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