"What a beautiful world. This is among the rarest treasures in the entire galaxy," Evan said.
The Light of the People tucked the "Imperial Battleship" into its shipyard and set off through realspace toward the region designated by the Lord Regent. It was expected to reach its destination in a month.
After passing through former Ork territory-the region cleared by the veteran general Zahadrek-the fleet discovered a hidden Paradise World.
High-speed travel through realspace always brought unexpected discoveries. The Wind and Cloud-class Battleship skipped between realspace and the Warp and might not have seen everything clearly, but the Light of the People's detection and escape... mobility capabilities were so powerful that it easily detected the beautiful planet.
Evan gazed at the ancient world, his memories growing hazy. It looked very much like Earth had once looked.
Azure oceans and verdant forests, golden deserts and snow-white ice wastes, vast grasslands and towering mountains-this was a paradise for enjoying nature.
"Chapter Master, I checked the map of Imperial territory we received in 42K691. This world isn't on it."
"It's on our map now. Call Xiao Lan and let the Neophytes try their hand. I don't want to see large-scale fighting. Protect this world's ecology as much as possible."
As the Light of the People approached this world, it discovered a base hidden inside a rocky planet in the Star System Outer Ring. Evan was very curious about whose territory this was.
Xiao Lan sent a small squad inside.
...Small by their standards, anyway.
With the friendly assistance of a few veterans, a hundred Neophytes landed on the dark, rocky planet.
It was too far from its star. The planet's temperature reached minus two hundred and twenty degrees, and most of its surface consisted of solid methane and nitrogen. This was a realm