Xi Yan had received a transmission from the Shroudwalker Enclave earlier.
He found it rather odd. In theory, the Empire could only establish contact with these neutral powers by taking the initiative to decipher their languages. But considering this was the real world...
Who knew which nation had given the Shroudwalker Enclave the Interstellar Human Military Junta's contact information?
Perhaps it had been passed along when they exchanged contact information with the Zirick Cooperative and the Nier Guardians.
The Shroudwalker Enclave had little use in the game. Its main functions were letting players hire Shroud Mentors as governors and build Shroud tunnels themselves-essentially natural wormholes whose locations could be chosen.
In reality, though, the Shroudwalker Enclave supposedly consisted entirely of the strongest Psionics Users, who possessed vast amounts of psionic technology and historical records.
When Xi Yan awakened his psionic powers, he gained a medium's constitution suited to psionics. Beta said that if he wanted to advance further, he would have to learn from more powerful Psionics Users.
The Shroudwalker Enclave was a good choice. Its status as a neutral power meant there would be fewer concerns.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs politely sent greetings to the Shroudwalker Enclave. They replied in a manner that sounded very much like mystical charlatans, then expressed their desire to visit the Empire.
They said they had previously detected a psionic fluctuation here, and a high-ranking Shroud Mentor wanted to bring a team of Shroudwalkers to visit and investigate.
Xi Yan figured they meant the time of his Psionics Awakening, when psionic energy from across the Empire gathered around him before he dispersed it again.
It seemed the Shroudwalker Enclave had keenly noticed that event. But it was no secret, so he might as well let them come.
Maintaining a favorable diplomatic environment benefited