Without a moment's hesitation, Miss Gray Tempest slipped straight back to the L-Cluster, stopping above the Dessanu Concordat's capital on the Gaia Planet.
The mothership disintegrated in an instant into a sky full of nanites that remained in orbit. Its core assumed the appearance of an ordinary human and swept into the Dessanu Concordat's Presidential Palace like a whirlwind.
"What a thrilling adventure!"
Little Gray plopped down on the president's throne, then wiped away sweat that wasn't there.
"That was fun! Loved it! I'll do it again!"
Despite saying that, she knew getting out had been pure luck. One wrong move, and she would have been lost forever in those endless astral rifts.
But now...
At least she had made it out safely.
Time to tally up her first grand adventure across the Milky Way!
Gray Tempest had admired the Milky Way Galaxy's beautiful scenery, sailed alongside the Holy Guardians' fleet, spent a few days as a follower of Zarqlan, and then been chased by the fleets of the Militant Isolationists and the Enigmatic Observers.
After that, she had run off to explore astral rifts. She had explored two of them, brought back plenty of valuable data, and helped herself to two relics.
No, more than a dozen relics.
With a gentle wave of her hand, the nanites brought out Miss Gray Tempest's spoils.
More than a dozen Everspin Gyroscopes and one Continuum. Though she had no idea what they did, they would make fine additions to her collection.
Her human friends might like these things.
That was a certainty. The Everspin Gyroscope and the Continuum were both extremely important relics, and the lucky Miss Gray Tempest had just brought back a whole batch.
What incredible luck!
In any case, after her grand adventure, Miss Gray Tempest had finally gotten