Just as the governor and nobles were growing impatient, the servo-skull placed not far from the governor suddenly floated up and slowly drifted to his side.
An anxious voice came from the servo-skull. "Governor, this is bad! An unknown fleet has entered the system and is rapidly approaching us."
Following the servo-skull's report, images monitored by the orbital spaceport were projected before the governor, allowing him to clearly see the situation within the system.
A commotion broke out.
When they saw the appearance of those warships, the governor and nobles present were seized by terror and rose to their feet.
It was not because the nobles and governor recognized which force those warships belonged to. Rather, they were utterly frightened by the more than thirty massive warships that had suddenly appeared in the system.
"Governor, these aren't Imperium warships, are they? Imperium warships don't look like this!"
A noble asked tremblingly, his voice full of doubt and unease.
"I don't think they're standard Imperium warships either. Imperial Navy ships wouldn't be made so lavishly." Another noble spoke with uncertainty.
The governor had no mind to concern himself with the nobles' reactions. He focused all his attention on the problem before him.
He continued to shout at the official on the other end of the servo-skull, "Have you contacted those warships? Have you confirmed whether they belong to the Imperial Navy?"
At the question, the official on the other end of the servo-skull looked utterly miserable. With a bitter smile, he replied:
"Governor, I'm truly sorry! Those warships have shown no response to the flag signals we sent, and they are still closing in on our planet at tremendous speed."
It turned out that when the person in charge of the spaceport discovered the warships after they entered the Kuiper Belt,