Conductor had his reasons for contacting Cheng Yu. Let us turn back the clock a little.
The B3397 Universe had also welcomed some unusual visitors.
A starship bearing the Starry Sky Regiment's insignia passed through the Stargate and arrived in a desolate stretch of space.
Had anyone from an interstellar civilization in the Small Heavens been there, they would have cried out in surprise. Wasn't that a starship belonging to the Star Sea Alliance's Investigation Force?
Inside the starship, a burly man with a mechanical prosthetic eye frowned at the desolate scene outside.
"Isn't this where the entrance to the B3397 Star Sector's passage was supposed to be? How did it disappear?"
Another humanoid creature, with a single horn on its head and only one eye, walked over and said,
"Lord Owen, this is indeed where the entrance to the B3397 Star Sector's passage was located. Do you think the Balchik People might have..."
The man with the mechanical eye, Owen, shook his head.
"Unlikely. Ever since the old Commander-in-Chief passed away, the Balchik Warlord Alliance's influence within the Star Sea Alliance has steadily declined, and its internal struggles and infighting have only grown fiercer. The current Commander-in-Chief is still too young. Connections and prestige are both serious weaknesses. Shatla has her eyes fixed on Balchik's position as the fifth-ranked giant. We might well see another Giant War."
The one-eyed creature looked puzzled.
"But even so, Balchik's Commander-in-Chief is still a Limit-Breaking being. How could..."
Owen sighed inwardly.
"That's exactly it. No matter how they fight, the giants of the stars remain giants. There are differences in strength among the Six Giants, but no other power will ever get a chance to claim a share."
After saying that, Owen looked out into the pitch-black space.
"Look at the Alliance Council's