Central region of the Seoul Star Cluster.
The stars twinkled, and a streak of light slanted across the universe, traversing the darkness. It was the Blacklight Stealth in the midst of the warp. There were only four people on the ship: Han Xiao, Ames, and the two sisters, Hila.
After several days of trekking, the group finally arrived in Seoul from Colton. During their journey, they traveled through many star systems via multiple teleportation portals. At the entry portal from Colton to Seoul, they were even questioned by the portal's guard station.
The Krent Empire maintains strict control over the Seoul Star Cluster, with checkpoints set up at the entry gates for these inter-cluster crossings.
The entry stargate crosses the Desolate Universe Belt between two star clusters, saving a lot of time. Interstellar travelers with clean backgrounds all use stargates. Those who travel through the Desolate Universe Belt are mostly wanted criminals and some shady forces, like smugglers.
The main base of the War Realm is located in a star system strongly controlled by the Krent Empire, which is also the core star system at the center of the Seoul Star Cluster.
In the hall, Han Xiao looked at the location of the War Realm headquarters marked on the star map and curled his lip.
"Planet Heber, tsk, they actually named their headquarters after themselves, really..." Han Xiao was about to make a comment when he suddenly remembered that he had done the same thing, and immediately changed his words: "Great minds think alike!"
"Are we almost there?" Aurora stared curiously at the star map, only to find that she couldn't understand it.
"The jump will end in about ten minutes and twenty-seven seconds." Han Xiao looked at the operation interface fed back by Resta. The spaceship was currently in automatic navigation mode, and all four of them were in the spaceship's main hall.
"Teacher, is Planet Heber similar to Floating Dragon Island?" Aurora asked, turning her head.
Ames lay on her side on the sofa, exuding a noble yet languid air. Hearing this, she smiled gently and said, "It's different. Planet Heber was much more expensive to build. It's an artificially modified planet, personally constructed by the Krent Empire, using the technology of a star cluster-level civilization. It's more like a mobile fortress, the second most powerful weapon in Heber's arsenal."
Cluster-level civilizations possess capabilities far exceeding those of galaxy-level civilizations; they exist on entirely different levels. The most obvious difference lies in their mobility. Cluster-level civilizations can construct teleportation portals, allowing them to travel countless times greater distances in the universe than galaxy-level civilizations.
At the same time, the Star Cluster Civilization also possesses the technology to build planetary warships. The most common model is the planet-class mining mothership, which directly "eats" a planet, internally disintegrates it, and separates the planet into various resources.
Planet Heber is a planetary space fortress built by the Krent Federation.
"The second strongest? What is the strongest weapon of that Tyrant?" Hila's expression turned solemn; she was more interested in the abilities of the top powerhouses in the Shattered Star Ring.
"His most powerful weapon, of course, is his own body." Ames shook her head. "He can smash through a planet with his bare body."
"How is this possible!" Aurora exclaimed.
Han Xiao had Phillip search for information and retrieved Heber's records. He had crashed into planets more than once; it was practically Heber's routine operation.
"Heber's body is extremely strong. Soil and rocks can't stop him. The high-density rock layers deep underground are like paper in front of him. Lava is his bathwater, and the temperature of a star's core is not enough to burn him... Perhaps a star can hurt him, but a planet can't, so colliding with a planet is not a challenge for him." Ames sighed.
Heber is practically her nemesis. Even the strongest force field can't tear Heber apart. Heber can move freely under pressure. Even if you use Dragon Calm to ram into her, Heber's iron head will shatter it. The natural enemy of force field abilities is this kind of indestructible foe. After all, although force field abilities are comprehensive, they are more inclined towards control. Relatively speaking, destructive power is not their strength.
Although Ames acts on impulse, she is not without self-awareness; she is aware of her own weaknesses.
"..." Hila frowned and remained silent. Heber's strength was temporarily beyond her comprehension, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Heber's impact with the planet was like a point breaking through a surface, like a Sniping bullet piercing through several layers of wooden planks." Han Xiao shook his head. Beyond Grade A martial artist, truly terrifying.
After chatting for a while, the Blacklight Stealth and the Tu Shu finally broke free from the warp state, the light tunnel outside the porthole disappeared, and the view of the universe returned.
Just below the spaceship, a small, iron-gray planet came into view, its color appearing somber and heavy.
Planet Heber!
Han Xiao received a communication request from Planet Heber, inquiring that if he did not verify his identity and rashly stayed near Planet Heber, he would be regarded as an enemy.
After Ames received the invitation and verified her identity, Planet Heber sent her the docking coordinates, Han Xiao then instructed Resta to pilot the spaceship to the designated landing location.
Because Planet Heber is a mobile fortress, like Dragon Calm, it is constantly in motion and therefore has no natural sunlight. Instead, it is covered by thick, artificial black clouds to reduce cosmic radiation.
The spaceship descended slowly, and after piercing through the dark clouds, the detailed landscape of Planet Heber's surface came into view.
Planet Heber predominantly decorated in cool, dark tones, with almost nothing flashy or fussy about it.
Towering castle-like buildings stand tall, and clusters of bases resemble a continuous mountain range. These buildings glow with a faint blue light, giving them an inexplicable sense of futurism and mystery, with a strong technological feel. Sparsely distributed among the bases are some huge, hollow ring devices, one or two thousand meters high, with purple light emanating from within them, swaying like ripples, as if performing some function.
Above the base complex, warships patrolled in formation.
This is a planet-sized armed fortress!
Hila and Aurora were both amazed.
The Blacklight Stealth landed at the dock between the bases. As they disembarked, they found a group of soldiers already waiting for them, all from the War Realm, led by Vanguard Officers Mazaks.
"Your Dragon Emperor, thank you for accepting the invitation. Welcome to the War Realm."
Mazaks gave a standard bow; he had personally delivered Ames's invitation.
Ames remained noncommittal, glanced around, and chuckled, "It's been a long time since I've been here. It's still as monotonous and boring as ever. Heber really has no taste."
"Warships and fortresses are the best decorations."
Mazaks responded, then noticed Han Xiao beside Ames. His eyes flickered slightly, and he said calmly, "Black Star, I told you, we'll meet again soon."
Han Xiao raised an eyebrow and feigned ignorance, saying, "Who are you? I've never seen you before."
"..."
Everyone turned to look at him, staring at him.
"Okay, I was just kidding." Han Xiao grinned.
People in the War Realm are really something, trying to sow discord the moment they meet. Mazaks deliberately used this ambiguous way of speaking to imply that he had met Black Star in private.
Han Xiao didn't tell Ames and _Tu_Shu that he had contacted Mazaks. Ames had been poached before, so she was probably very sensitive about this. If she knew that her capable cadre had met privately with the War Realm, she probably wouldn't give him a good look.
Mazaks may look like a dim-witted barbarian, but it turns out he's actually a bit wicked at heart.
Okay, we'll remember this grudge.