A mysterious tachyon signal was spreading throughout the galaxy from an unknown source. The signal was extremely faint, and we could not determine its purpose... if it had one.
After the Starfish were destroyed, all the data was uploaded to the Empire's Data Center on its Ring World for processing, then transmitted to its various backup centers for archiving.
The warning from beyond the galaxy was painfully conspicuous. Everything indicated that the civilization suspected of building the Edge-of-the-Galaxy Sentinel detection system was outside the Milky Way Galaxy, and was furious at the Starfish for destroying its observation system.
"You vermin! It's time to call in [Pest Control]!"
That was the furious response from the extragalactic civilization. Something bad was coming to the Milky Way Galaxy.
After receiving this message, the Milky Way Galaxy would suffer a Calamity invasion within five to ten years. That was how the game mechanics worked.
But the type of Calamity that arrived was not fixed. It depended on the players' settings.
So what Calamity would it trigger in reality?
Xi Yan did not know. All he knew was that he was about to explode with rage.
Damn those Starfish!
Look at the mess you've made!
The Human Empire had only recently taken over as Sea of Stars Custodian and was just preparing to pursue its grand ambitions when the Edge-of-the-Galaxy Sentinel dumped this colossal mess on him.
Now it was time to halt all construction and clean up the disaster those Starfish bastards had created.
As Sea of Stars Custodian, Xi Yan personally convened all the member states of the Sea of Stars Community and announced the wonderful news that a Calamity was coming.
Whether the other nations believed him or not, Xi Yan wielded immense authority as Sea of Stars Custodian. He immediately changed