After returning to his office, Xi Yan felt refreshed. He sat in his chair and thought for a moment, deciding things were not so bad after all.
Now that I think about it, although our empire only spans a dozen or so systems and we can't stop this Criminal Enterprise's illegal crossings and other activities at the border, we don't actually need to!
First, several systems still separate our two countries' border systems. For the time being, we'll both be busy competing over the unclaimed territory between us, so there's no need to worry about border issues yet.
When the time comes, we just need to occupy a key position and establish a defensive line.
As long as they aren't invading in force, everything is negotiable. Illegal crossings? Fine, go ahead!
Second, we only have two colonies in total. As long as we lock down those two systems, let's see who manages to get in and build a smuggling port!
Xi Yan hammered away at his keyboard. With Beta's assistance, he soon drafted several decrees and sent them to the Secretariat to be refined and passed down to the relevant departments for implementation.
The Empire Ministry of Foreign Affairs was the first to issue a statement, announcing the complete closure of its borders to the M'tok Union and prohibiting all ship traffic between them!
The Stone People on the other side would certainly refuse for the sake of trade and infiltration, so they would stall for as long as they could.
In addition, every Stellar Base was to mass-produce Sublight Warships and conduct reconnaissance within its system. Some illegal crossings could be ignored, but the ships absolutely had to prevent intruders from approaching the Amaterro System and the Kolmakian System!
The Cybrex Alpha System was connected only to the Kolmakian