Afterward, Conductor contacted Cheng Yu. Once he received Cheng Yu's instructions to remain absolutely neutral and never compromise, Conductor drew up a policy for their future development.
Meanwhile, the Legion's Wisdom, code-named Envoy, followed Owen into a certain single universe.
An enormous interstellar metropolis hung quietly in space, its size exceeding even that of an ordinary celestial body.
Clusters of smaller cities floated around it. Their architectural styles differed wildly, with all manner of starships coming and going and all kinds of cosmic creatures streaming back and forth through enormous wormholes.
Of the surrounding interstellar cities, the six largest stood out the most. They were arranged around the central metropolis in the shape of a six-pointed star.
Owen explained to Wisdom Envoy,
"The metropolis in the center is called Star Sea City. It's the headquarters of the Star Sea Alliance. The surrounding cities were built by powerful civilizations within the alliance. The six cities around Star Sea City are the Six Giants' stations in the interstellar alliance: the Vax Corporation's Future City, the Kabonebog Church's Capital of Heaven, the Shatra Civilization's Colossus Castle, the Playa Civilization's Mind Sea Kingdom, the Pan Chabuko Alliance's Ten Thousand Nations' Station, and the Balchik Warlord Alliance's Vanguard Fortress."
Soon, Owen's ship docked at Star Sea City's spaceport.
Owen and his companions then took Wisdom Envoy aboard a space elevator, descending from the spaceport into Star Sea City.
Members of all kinds of species walked the streets of Star Sea City, and all kinds of species ran roadside shops that reflected their distinctive cultures.
For example, a silicon-based rock creature ran a restaurant that sold various rare minerals as "food."
Before long, Owen arrived at an enormous building. He turned to Wisdom Envoy and said,
"This is the headquarters of the Star Sea Alliance's Investigation